Train of Life (1998)
Overview
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $154,790.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,311,162.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 15.011 |
Directed By
Radu Mihăileanu
Crew
Laurent Dailland
Goran Bregović
Giorgos Arvanitis
Monique Rysselinck
Radu Mihăileanu
Radu Mihăileanu
Cristian Mungiu
Eric Dussart
Radu Mihăileanu
Ludi Boeken
Francis de Laveleye
Marc Baschet
Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela
René Seegers
Michel Israël
Čédomir Kolar
Robert Swaab
Viorica Petrovici
Eric DeVos
Dominique Dalmasso
Christian Niculescu
Pierre Excoffier
TOP CAST
Lionel Abelanski
Shlomo
Rufus
Mordechai
Clément Harari
Rabbi
Agathe de La Fontaine
Esther
Michel Muller
Yossi
Johan Leysen
Schmecht
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Yankele
Gad Elmaleh
Manzatou
Marie-José Nat
Sura
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