Sam & Me
Sam & Me

Sam & Me

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1991
1h 34m
8.0(2 votes)
Drama

Overview

23-year-old Nikhil comes to Canada from India to find his fortune and is convinced by his uncle to work as a companion and care-giver to Sam, an elderly Jewish man. An unlikely friendship ensues, which gives both men new insight into life.

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Cast & Crew

40 members
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Ranjit Chowdhry

Nikhil "Shwartza" Parikh

Ranjit Chowdhry
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Peter Boretski

Sam "Zayda" Cohen

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Om Puri

Chetan Parikh

Om Puri
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Heath Lamberts

Morris Cohen

Heath Lamberts
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Baldev

Kulbhushan Kharbanda
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Javed Jaffrey

Xavier (as Javid Jafri)

Javed Jaffrey
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Jolly Bader

Ali Akbar

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Leonard Chow

Keith Wong

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Marcia Diamond

Hannah Cohen

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Gina Wilkinson

Mariana

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Howard Jerome

Mr. Klugman

Howard Jerome
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Lance Koyata

Takahito

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Andy Marshall

Vincent (as Andrew Marshall)

Andy Marshall
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Kay Tremblay

Mrs. Rohrlich

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Gene Mack

Lucas

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John Edward Campbell

Jimmy Yarulewski

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Directing

Johanna Kern

Mrs. Yarulewski (as Johanna Kern-Wronikowski)

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Avi Phillips

Mikey Yarulewski

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Max Beckford

Zack

Max Beckford
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Ratna Omidvar

Iranian Vendor

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Pierre Gautreau

Cop #1

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Paul Massie

Cop #2

Paul Massie
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Tova Gallimore

Dancer #1

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Crew

C.J. Lusby

Dancer #2

C.J. Lusby
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Chandra Galasso

Student #1

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Marla Pinsky

Student #2

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John Comerford

Taxi Man (as Jon Comerford)

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Les Nirenberg

Rabbi

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Morris Phillips

Mourner

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Bernie Grossman

Mourner

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Bill Pearl

Mourner

Bill Pearl
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Louis Stone

Mourner

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Jack Newman

Mourner

Jack Newman
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David Wince

Mourner

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Bruce Roney

Mourner

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Roselle Stone

Mourner

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Carrie Loring

Mourner

Carrie Loring
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Devyani Saltzman

Girl in Sunglasses

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Mark M. Cheung

Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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Sharad Kumar

Actor (uncredited)

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