Cast & Crew

Directed by

Pepe Danquart

Writing Credits

Heinrich Hadding
(screenplay)
Pepe Danquart
(collaboration on screenplay)
Uri Orlev
(novel)
Yoram Fridman
(life story)

Cast

Andrzej Tkacz
Jurek Staniak
Kamil Tkacz
Srulik Staniak
Elisabeth Duda
Magda Janczyk
Itay Tiran
Mosche Frenkiel
Lukasz Gajdzis
Pawel
Przemyslaw Sadowski
Grzegorz Kowalski
Jeanette Hain
Mrs. Herman
Rainer Bock
SS-Officer
Grazyna Szapolowska
Mrs. Ewa Staniak
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Hersch Fridman
Miroslaw Baka
Mateusz Wróbel
Jochen Hägele
SS-Officer Gestapo Headquarter
Marcel Stefanski
Farmer Jacket Farm
Krzysztof Porowski
Awrum
Franciszek Wielkoszynski
Schleme
Szymon Kurylo
Joselelcek
Jacek Wojciechowski
Icek
Filip Witkowski
Lejbele
Julia Stachowicz
Sofia
Michal Olszewski
Jankiel
Bogdan Koca
Farmer Trap Farm
Wieslawa Wesolowska
Farmer's Wife Trap Farm
Jasper Hufschmidt-Morse
Farmer's Son Trap Farm
Romuald Krezel
Policeman Ghetto
Dariusz Siastacz
Coachman Garbage Cart
Oliver Bigalke
SS-Man Ghetto
Katarzyna Bargielowska
Riwa Fridman
Damian Ul
Zygmut
Agnes Regula
Zygmut's Mother
Grazyna Blecka-Kolska
Mania Wróbel
Krystian Jordan
Franek Wróbel
Franciszek Gajda
Wiktor Wróbel
Adrian Topol
Young Partisan
Waldemar Obloza
Old Partisan
Donata Grodon
Woman Horse Cart
Natalia Makowska
Frajge Fridman
Maciej Pater
Józef Fridman
Róza Michalska
Malka Fridman
Adam Potapinski
David Fridman
Karol Galos
Boy at Fire
Michal Rolnicki
Young Doctor
Ryszard Podkalicki
Doctor
Olgierd Lukaszewicz
Dr. Zurawski
Aldona Struzik
Sister Aldona
Kai Ivo Baulitz
SS-Officer Hospital
Stanislaw Brudny
Old Man Hospital
Lech Dyblik
Fisherman
Izabela Kuna
Mrs. Kowalska
Natalia Wajs
Alina Kowalska
Mariusz Wirwicki
Neighbour Kowalski
Lech Lotocki
Priest
Eduard Burza
Russian Soldier
Golo Euler
SS-Man Alley
Patrick Heyn
SS-Man Alley 2
Steffen Bendix
SS guard
Yoram Fridman
Self
Sebastian Hülk
SS-Man 1 Janczyk Village
Erik Köhler
Russian Soldier
Urs Rechn
SS-Man 2 Janczyk Village

Produced by

Cornelia Ackers
commissioning editor: br (as Dr. Cornelia Ackers)
Rémi Burah
commissioning editor: arte France Cinema
Cornelius Conrad
commissioning editor: br
Pepe Danquart
producer
Antonio Exacoustos
co-producer
Christine Günther
line producer: Israel
Liane Jessen
commissioning editor: hr
Franz Kraus
co-producer
Susa Kusche
producer
Jochen Kölsch
commissioning editor: br/arte
Thierry Lenouvel
co-producer
Monika Lobkowicz
commissioning editor: br/arte
Astrid Plenk
commissioning editor: mdr
Sabine Preuschhof
commissioning editor: rbb
Olivier Père
commissioning editor: arte France Cinema
Mirjam Quinte
co-producer
Bettina Reitz
commissioning editor: ard degeto
Andreas Schreitmüller
commissioning editor: arte (as Prof. Dr. Andreas Schreitmuller)
Anke Sperl
commissioning editor: rbb
Uwe Spiller
producer
Tom Sternitzke
line producer
Birgit Titze
commissioning editor: ard degeto
Hanneke Van der Tas
co-producer
Alexander van Dülmen
co-producer

Music by

Stéphane Moucha

Cinematography by

Daniel Gottschalk

Editing by

Richard Marizy

Casting By

David Bertrand
Teresa Violetta Buhl
(as Violetta Buhl)
Simone Bär
Johanna Ragwitz
(extras casting)
Jacqueline Rietz

Production Design by

Matthias Müsse

Art Direction by

Andrzej Halinski
(art director/production designer)
Adriana Luna

Set Decoration by

Inga Palacz
Brigitte Schlögel

Costume Design by

Gioia Raspé

Makeup Department

Antje Dahm
additional make-up and hair (as Anja Dahm)
Magda Danilewicz
additional make-up and hair
Juliane Hübner
make up & hair design
Franziska Hüchelheim
additional make-up and hair
Julienne Karzig
trainee make-up & hair
Georg Korpas
prosthetic makeup artist
Cezary Kostrzewski
additional make-up and hair
Kitty Kratschke
make up & hair design
Anne Schneider
additional make-up and hair
Dorota Sewerynska
additional make-up and hair
Manuela Watschkow
additional make-up and hair

Production Management

Jacek Gaczkowski
production manager: Poland
Ruben Hanne
motive production manager
Heiderose Kewitsch
head of production: A Company
Thomas Král
production management: MDM
Susa Kusche
executive in charge of production
Silvie Nohr
assistant post-production supervisor
Piotr Strzelecki
production manager: Poland
Hanneke Van der Tas
additional production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Verena Auriga
third assistant director
Ola Czarniecka
third assistant director (as Joanna Ola Czarniecka)
Lars Gmehling
first assistant director
Heinrich Hadding
second unit director
Hubert Koprowicz
third assistant director: Poland
Marta Malowanczyk
first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director

Art Department

Piotr Augustyniak
construction manager: Poland
Simon Blum
additional set dresser
Axel Borner
construction
Buttjereit
construction (as Mr. Buttjereit)
Corazon Rial y Costas
assistant set decorator
Nicole Cramer
assistant set dresser
Christian Dahlmann
additional set dresser
Kadi Fast
painter
Michael Fissneider
concept artist
Isabel Fuchs
additional set dresser
Darius Gircys
painter
Albrecht Hartmann
stand-by props
Clemens Heidolf
construction
Jürgen Henn
construction (as Jurgen Bournot-Henn)
Manuel Hess
additional set dresser
Andreas Horstmann
property master
Marielle Kiessig
assistant property master
Ralf Kirchhof
construction (as Ralf Kirchhoff)
Dietrich Kirst
construction
Rene Kollner
construction
Andrzej Kowalewski
property master: Poland
Piotr Kowalewski
standby props
Alexis Kunze
construction
Titus Kunze
construction
Daniel Lange
construction
Michal Laudanski
swing gang
Verena Ledig
assistant stand-by props
Andy Lehman
construction
Jarek Lisiak
swing gang
Felix Manchon
key painter (as Felix Maurice Manchon)
Olivier Meidinger
first assistant production designer
Mike Paul Müller
prop driver (as Mike Muller)
Bartek Nowak
swing gang
Manfred Oberst
construction
Mariusz Piechota
swing gang
Addi Uwe Pjater
construction (as Addi Pjater)
Louise Pokutta
set dresser
Stefan Reinsch
painter
Lena Ruzicka
trainee set dresser
Max Schindler
standby carpenter
Michael Schroll
carpenter
Kay Schumm
painter
Silke Specht
construction
Thomas Specht
construction
Levy Spéder
assistant set dresser: additional (as Levy Speder)
Remo Stecher
construction (as Remo Eddie Stecher)
Andreas Teuchler
painter
Elli Wagner
additional set dresser
Thomas Wimmer
standby carpenter
Katrin Wunschel
construction

Sound Department

Peter Brückelmayer
additional boom operator (as Peter Brucklmair)
Alexander Buck
dialogue editor
Ronen Eitan
sound recordist: Israel
Günter Friedhoff
adr recordist: original version (as Günther Friedhoff)
Baruch Gutman
sound recordist: Israel
Frank Heidbrink
sound recordist
Irit Hochberg
adr coordinator
Angelo Hopfer
boom operator: second unit (as Angelo Hopfner)
Martin Langenbach
foley artist
Aleksander Musialowski
adr recordist
Oliver Schnug
boom operator: first unit
Justyna Strzelecka
adr coordinator
Kai Tebbel
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Marek Tilse
adr recordist
Jean-Guy Veran
re-recording mixer
Christoph Wieczorek
foley editor / foley mixer

Special Effects by

Roland Buda
armorer
Jens Döldissen
snow special effects supervisor (as Jens Doeldissen)
Dirk Lange
special effects supervisor
Stuart Szymanski
special effects sculptor
Gerd Voll
armorer
Kazimierz Wróblewski
additional special effects supervisor: Poland

Visual Effects by

Anne Balthasar
digital compositor: ARRI (as Anne Fuhrmann)
Manfred Büttner
visual effects supervisor
Philipp Danner
compositing artist
Andrei Dimitriu
lead compositing artist (as Nelson-Andrei Dimitru)
Christoph Düll
artist: 3D (as Christoph Dull) / visual effects artist (as Christoph Dull) / visual effects (as Christoph Dull)
Christoph Hasche
compositing artist
Sven Heck
digital intermediate conform and finishing artist
Matthias Klein
senior compositing artist
Lola Knoblach
digital intermediate producer
Marcus Loeper
titles designer
Frieda Oberlin
digital intermediate supervisor
Philipp Orgassa
digital intermediate colorist
Lucas Pfaff
data management
Bastian Schreitling
titles designer
Andreas Steinlein
lead compositing artist
Irene Trampler
visual effects producer
Christian Tröger
digital intermediate conform and finishing artist
Felix Weitekamp
production: management

Stunts

Jan Böhme
stunts
Katja Jerabek
stunt coordinator
Helga Wretman
stunts (as Helga Wretmann)

Camera and Electrical Department

Kirsi Andresen
clapper/loader
Stephanie Dahlhaus
trainee: clapper/loader
Tobias Dawid
best boy
Birgit Dierken
additional first assistant camera
Christian Dlusztus
camera operator (as Christian Nils Dlustus)
Wolfgang Franke
crane grip
Kai Giegerich
additional best boy
Olando Grübel
crane grip (as Orlando Gruebel)
Hagen Keller
stills photographer
Oliver Leutnecker
additional clapper/loader / additional second assistant camera
Felix Novo de Oliveira
additional second camera
Stepan Novotny
gaffer
Harald Reindl
grip
Andreas Richter
additional electrician
David Roschke
junior electrician
Fabian Rösler
second camera / steadycam operator
Jonas Schaul
video operator
Stefan Schneider
electrician
André Schwemmin
additional electrician
Dietrich Schönherr
electrician
Benjamin Shasha
first assistant camera
Hannes Staehle
additional grip
Guido Theiss
additional grip
Benjamin Treplin
steadicam operator
Valerio Villalba
first assistant camera
Jürgen Zarda
key grip

Casting Department

Ola Czarniecka
assistant to casting director: Jacqueline Rietz (as Joanna Ola Czarniecka)
Constance Demontoy
additional casting: France
Marta Malowanczyk
featured extras casting
Alexandra Montag
assistant to casting director: Simone Bar
Annika Sell
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Sibylle Adolph
additional wardrobe
Julia Baradziej
wardrobe
Diana Gollmer
costume assistant
Gabriele Grenda
tailor
Gudrun Handke
tailor
Ania Hul
trainee wardrobe
Ramona Klinikowski
wardrobe
Magda Machajska
wardrobe
Eike Neumann
tailor
Martina Steiner
tailor
Galina Strese
additional wardrobe (as Galina Streese)
Nadine Waeldchen
wardrobe (as Nadine Waldchen)
Elisabeth Wendt
wardrobe
Gillian Wood
textile artist

Editorial Department

Wolf Bosse
post production services
Alexandre Donot
assistant editor
Linda Ellwanger
laboratory
Uwe Fritsche
film scanning
Maria Frycz
second assistant editor
Hermes Henseleit
film scanning
Hans Hohenwarter
digital cinema: producing & distribution / film recording
Lola Knoblach
post production services
Silvia Kubisch
colorist
Christian Littmann
post production services
Frieda Oberlin
post production services
Philipp Orgassa
colorist
Franz Rabl
colorist
Josef Reidinger
post production services
Matthias Ritschl
digital cinema: producing & distribution
Steffen Scheid
post production services
Sascha Stiller
film recording
Peter Vit
film recording
Arnd von Rabenau
trailer editor
Christian Wachholz
laboratory
Martina Wallner
digital cinema: producing & distribution / film recording

Location Management

Regina Kaczmarek
location manager
Soren Lang
location scout
Frank Leichauer
location scout / location services
Peter Maasz
location manager
Christian Meinecke
location scout
Stefan Richter
location services
Denis Sennefelder
location scout
Arno Sieberger
location manager

Music Department

Boban Apostolov
scoring pro tools engineer
Alain Billard
musician: clarinet
Christopher Bremus
composer: additional music
Christopher Briquet
music contractor (as Christophe Briquet)
Catherine Cantin
musician: flute
Gautier Carbonneaux
assistant
Cecile Coutelier
music editor / protools operator
F.A.M.E.'S. Project
music performed by (as Macedonian Radio Orchestra) / orchestra and studio contractor
Georgi Hristovski
score recording engineer
Laurent Koppitz
music contractor
Cyrille Lacrouts
musician: violoncello
Aude Nassieu Maupas
music contractor (as Aude Nassieu-Maupas)
Stephan Moritz
composer: additional music
Stéphane Moucha
conductor / musician: keyboards / synth programming
Sarah Nemtanu
musician: violin
Aurelien Noel
musician: accordion
Steve Patuta
composer: additional music
Stéphane Reichart
music mixer / recordist: additional soloists
Steven Schwalbe
composer: additional music
Yannick Soccal
musician: saxophone
Tobias Wagner
composer: additional music

Script and Continuity Department

Annabell Etzel
script/continuity: additional
Anna Zenowicz
script/continuity

Transportation Department

Jan Berger
additional driver: set decoration
Jan Bludau
production driver
Eddy Griffith
driver: team trailer
Frank Gust
production driver
Holger Möbes
production driver
Andreas Pietschmann
production driver
Stefan Rohde
additional driver: set decoration
Thomas Schlegel
driver: set decoration
Ehud Segev
production driver
Jarek Suchocki
driver
Janusz Sybistowicz
driver
Piotr Sybistowicz
driver (as Piotr Sybystowicz)
Rafael Wrecz
additional production driver
Altay Ünsal
additional production driver

Additional Crew

Hans-Peter Abts
set manager
Alexander Bohm
set runner
Ola Czarniecka
assistant to director
Klaus Eisenberger
insurance broker
Judith Galka
assistant to co-producers
Markus Gippert
financial advisor
Karina Grandjean
assistant to co-producers
Pierre Grangereau
assistant to co-producers
Dominic Günther
assistant accountant: Germany
Heike Günther
production accountant: Germany
Christoph Haesner
legal advisor
Heike Hanold-Lynch
acting coach: children
Christine Hartmann
production office production assistant
Nicole Haß
production coordinator: A Compnay
Suna Hassan
assistant to co-producers
Isabell Heins
production coordinator
Christian Helmann
set runner
Marvin Hesse
making of
Dorothee Hufschmidt
production coordinator (as Dodo Hufschmidt)
Julian Jelinski
runner
Christian Kaul
head of marketing
Kalle Klein
helicopter operator
Norbert Klingner
legal advisor
Steffen Knabe
base manager
Inna Knaus
assistant: to Pepe Danquart
Sascha Kuznia
production office production assistant / set runner
Fabienne Lebrun
production accountant: France
Itai Lev
production coordinator: Israel
Marta Malowanczyk
dialogue coach/polish: second unit
Maria Mehnert
production assistant
Claudia Nador
legal affairs: A Company
Silvie Nohr
assistant: to bittersuess producers
Christoph Ott
distribution: Germany
Grit Rubel
audit
Petra Schwuchow
public relations
Konstantin Simon
marketing
Donatas Sinkevicius
caterer
Maciej Slezak
runner
Laura Strack
media: disposition
Achim Thielmann
financial advisor
Alexander Thies
distribution: Germany
Claire Viroulaud
production administrator: France
Florian Weißhuhn
key set production assistant
Lars Winter
caterer

Thanks

Peter Adam
special thanks
Christine Berg
the producers wish to thank
Manfred Burger
the producers wish to thank
Diana Coco
the producers wish to thank (as Diana Falk)
Peter Dinges
the producers wish to thank
Michal Fridman
special thanks
Sonia Fridman
special thanks
Yoram Fridman
special thanks
Zvika Fridman
special thanks
Toni Froschhammer
special thanks
Markus Gorsch
the producers wish to thank (as Dr. Markus Gorsch)
Heinrich Hadding
special thanks
Kristin Holst
the producers wish to thank
Katrin Kroeger
the producers wish to thank
Frank Kusche
special thanks
Brigitta Manthey
the producers wish to thank
Kirsten Niehuus
the producers wish to thank
Ingo Offermanns
special thanks
Nikolaus Prediger
the producers wish to thank
Magdalena Prosteder
special thanks
Henry Rehorek
special thanks
Iren Richter
the producers wish to thank
Andrea Roman-Perse
special thanks
Klaus Schaefer
the producers wish to thank (as Prof. Dr. Klaus Schaefer)
Manfred Schmidt
the producers wish to thank
Bernd Schoch
special thanks
Jurgen Scholer
the producers wish to thank
Joanna Tkacz
special thanks
Sebastian Tkacz
special thanks
Wim Wenders
thanks
Simone Wenzel
the producers wish to thank
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