i be very disappointed in this 1970 film base on a bernard malamud story . this be basically a story of possible redemption and racial bias and the unfulfillment of life base on mistrust . a black jewish angel be send to help a struggle tailor and his critically ill wife . if morris mishkin ( zero mostel ) will only believe in the angel ( belafonte ) and his wife fanny ( ida kaminska ) will recover . the problem be that morris have basically give up on life and just refuse to believe that belafonte be an angel . when he believe it and fanny improves but in the end he have doubt and fanny suffers accordingly . it would have be very nice if there have be an english translation in the last scene when a die fanny speaks to morris . jan kadar and who successfully direct miss kaminska in her oscar nominated brilliant performance in 1966 the shop on main street directs this film as well . kaminska be reduce in the film to mostly bed scene and her kindness in her speech really doesn not convey the desperate situation that she face . she keep call for ruthie and their daughter and who disobey them by marry out of the jewish religion . for most of the film and she do not realize the angel appearance in her apartment . the scene in the pharmacy be muddle and the scene where the angel girl friend confronts belafonte in their apartment and be memorable but all too brief . we do not know why belafonte be in danger and why he have die . those view this film must have leave the theater in a state of depression and desperation .