Desperate Journey

Desperate Journey

108 mins | Thriller, War, History | Nov. 28, 2025

The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.

Desperate Journey

108 mins | Thriller, War, History | Nov. 28, 2025

Desperate Journey
The true story of Freddie Knoller, a young Jewish man who flees Vienna following the Nazi occupation in 1938 and finds solace in the vibrant world of Paris's burlesque scene.
Producers Emblem Pictures
Original title Desperate Journey
Directors Annabel Jankel
Writers Michael Radford

Cast

Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen

as Freddie Knoller

Clara Rugaard

as Jaqueline

Fernando Guallar

as Christos

Til Schweiger

as Officer Kurt

Sienna Guillory

as Mrs. Knoller

Steven Berkoff

as Raphael

Hugo Speer

as Pierre

George Sear

as Eric

Barney Harris

as Yaakov

Niamh Cusack

as Yvette

Ed Stoppard

as Mr. Knoller

Nathaniel Parker

as Chef Bossard

Richard Glover

as Josef Kieffer

Smadi Wolfman

as Mrs. Huberman

Kathleen Gati

as Miss Schiff

András Pál

as Herzgruber

Lukas Johne

as SS Officer Reinhardt

András Márton

as Elderly Man

Anders Olof Grundberg

as Young Boy

Patrick Dauncey

as Drunk Frenchman

Tamás H. Varga

as Compere

Julian Krenn

as Hitler Youth

Charles Winkler

as Conductor

Péter Turi

as Cook

Aurel Klug

as Nazi Guard

Balázs Czukor

as Prisoner

Rudolf Molnár

as Nazi Officer