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The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

1999 |3h 1m |  Drama, History, Romance, War

Videos

Cast

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Ralph Fiennes

Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors

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Rosemary Harris

Valerie Sors

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Rachel Weisz

Greta

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Jennifer Ehle

Valerie Sonnenschein

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Deborah Kara Unger

Carole Kovacs

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William Hurt

Andor Knorr

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Molly Parker

Hannah Wippler

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James Frain

Gustave Sonnenschein

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David de Keyser

Emmanuel Sonnenschein

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John Neville

Gustave Sors

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Miriam Margolyes

Rose Sonnenschein

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Rüdiger Vogler

Jakofalvy

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Mark Strong

István Sors

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Bill Paterson

Minister of Justice

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Trevor Peacock

Comrade Gen. Kope

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Hanns Zischler

Baron Margitta

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Mari Törőcsik

Older Kato

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Katja Studt

Kato

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Péter Andorai

Anselmi

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János Kulka

Molnár

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Lajos Kovács

MP in Camp

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Péter Halász

Wild Duck

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Kathleen Gati

Josefa Sonnenschein

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Vilmos Kun

Rabbi Bettelheim

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Kati Sólyom

Landlady in Vienna

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Joachim Bißmeier

Dr. Emil Vitak

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Tamás Fodor

Notary

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Attila Lőte

Count Forgach

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István Hirtling

Dr. Lanyi

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Zoltán Gera

Man at Synagogue

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András Stohl

Red Guard

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Tamás Keresztes

1st Boy

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Zsolt László

Lugosy

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Gábor Mádi Szabó

Priest at Conversion

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István Szilágyi

Hungler

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László Gálffi

Rossa

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Zoltán Seress

Tersikovsky

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Eszter Ónodi

Secretary at Officer's Club

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Károly Mécs

Defense Secretary

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Rajhona Ádám

Caretaker

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Gábor Máté

Rosner

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Andrea Fullajtár

Agota Hofer

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György Kézdy

Outraged Man

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Tamás Jordán

Sommer

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Frigyes Hollósi

Mr. Ledniczky

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Ila Schütz

Mrs. Ledniczky

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Ilona Gurnik

Woman in Hospital

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Éva Igó

Policewoman

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Jack Beresford

Self - Olympics, Carries UK Flag (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Henri de Baillet-Latour

Self - with Hitler and Diem (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Joseph Goebbels

Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Rudolf Heß

Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

Self - 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (archive footage) (uncredited)

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King Umberto II

Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Theodor Lewald

Self - with Hitler and Diem (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Sándor Szakácsi

Ignatz Sonnenschein / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors (voice) (uncredited)

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Werner von Blomberg

Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, French

Budget

$26,000,000.00

Revenue

$7,918,035.00