Movie
The Song of Names
Overview
A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-12-25
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Serendipity Point Films, Lyla Films, Feel Films, Film House Germany, Proton Cinema
- Country
- Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tim Roth as Martin Simmonds
- Clive Owen as Dovidl Rapoport
- Catherine McCormack as Helen Simmonds
- Suzy Eddie Izzard as Radio Presenter
- Saul Rubinek as Feinman
- Jonah Hauer-King as Dovidl 17-23
- Gerran Howell as Martin 17-21
- Luke Doyle as Dovidl 9-13
- Misha Handley as Martin 9-13
- Stanley Townsend as Gilbert
- Julian Wadham as Arbuthnot Bailey
- Richard Bremmer as Billy
Crew
- François Girard - Director
- Jeffrey Caine - Screenplay
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