
In 1944 Poland, a Jewish shop keeper named Jakob is summoned to ghetto headquarters after being caught out after curfew. While waiting for the German Kommondant, Jakob overhears a German radio broadcast about Russian troop movements. Returned to the ghetto, the shopkeeper shares his information with a friend and then rumors fly that there is a secret radio within the ghetto.
Cast

Robin Williams
Jakob Heym

Liev Schreiber
Mischa

Hannah Taylor-Gordon
Lina Kronstein

Alan Arkin
Max Frankfurter

Michael Jeter
Avron

Bob Balaban
Kowalsky

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Prof. Dr. Kirschbaum

Éva Igó
Lina's Mother
István Bálint
Lina's Father

Mark Margolis
Fajngold

Mathieu Kassovitz
Herschel

Justus von Dohnányi
Preuss

Kathleen Gati
Hooker

Zofia Saretok
Neighbor

Nina Siemaszko
Rosa Frankfurter

Grażyna Barszczewska
Mrs. Frankfurter
Crew

Peter Kassovitz
Director, Screenplay

Didier Decoin
Screenplay
Jurek Becker
Novel

Claire Simpson
Editor

Elemér Ragályi
Director of Photography
Steven Haft
Producer
Marsha Garces Williams
Producer

Lew Rywin
Co-Producer
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Kerry Barden
Casting

Suzanne Smith Crowley
Casting

Wiesława Starska
Costume Design
Gabriella Németh
Hairstylist
Katalin Jakots
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Maja Gawinska
Makeup Artist
Kelley Ray
Visual Effects Supervisor

Edward Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Nada Pinter
Script Supervisor
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