Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné

Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 26, 1988

This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).

Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné

90 mins | Drama | Feb. 26, 1988

Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné
This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).
Producers Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, TF1 Films Production, La Sept Cinéma, Swan productions, Feeling Productions, Images des Anges, YNIL Film Productions
Original title Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Directors Jacques Arhex, Christophe Cheysson, Frank Cassenti
Writers Elie Wiesel, Frank Cassenti, Annie Mercier

Cast

Michel Jonasz

as Paltiel Kossover

Erland Josephson

as Zupanev

Philippe Léotard

as Bernard Hauptmann

Vincent David

as Grisha Kossover

Ann Zacharias

as Inge

Mosko Alkalai

as Paltiel's Father

Georges Beller

as Yvan

Timna Brover

as Singer

Ninette Dinar

as Paltiel's Mother

Peter Hudson

as Ephraim

Malek Kateb

as Dr. Mozliak

Serge Merlin

as Grossman

László Szabó

as Paul Hamburger

Henri Texier

as Hairdresser

Cécile Vassort

as Sheina Rosenblum

Anne Wiazemsky

as Raissa Kossover