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Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Film / 1988

Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné

Directed by Frank Cassenti
Drama

★ 8.0/10Audience rating

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).

The story

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).

Cast

Michel JonaszPaltiel Kossover Erland JosephsonZupanev Wojciech PszoniakJudge Philippe LéotardBernard Hauptmann Vincent DavidGrisha Kossover Ann ZachariasInge Mosko AlkalaiPaltiel's Father Georges BellerYvan Timna BroverSinger Ninette DinarPaltiel's Mother Peter HudsonEphraim Malek KatebDr. Mozliak
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Serge MerlinGrossman László SzabóPaul Hamburger Patrick Tessari Henri TexierHairdresser Cécile VassortSheina Rosenblum Anne WiazemskyRaissa Kossover Smadi Wolfman

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