Summary
The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.
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Cast
Ralph Fiennes
Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors
Rosemary Harris
Valerie Sors
Rachel Weisz
Greta
Jennifer Ehle
Valerie Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara Unger
Carole Kovacs
William Hurt
Andor Knorr
Molly Parker
Hannah Wippler
James Frain
Gustave Sonnenschein
David de Keyser
Emmanuel Sonnenschein
John Neville
Gustave Sors
Miriam Margolyes
Rose Sonnenschein
Rüdiger Vogler
Jakofalvy
Mark Strong
István Sors
Bill Paterson
Minister of Justice
Trevor Peacock
Comrade Gen. Kope
Hanns Zischler
Baron Margitta
Mari Törőcsik
Older Kato
Katja Studt
Kato
Péter Andorai
Anselmi
János Kulka
Molnár
Lajos Kovács
MP in Camp
Péter Halász
Wild Duck
Kathleen Gati
Josefa Sonnenschein
Vilmos Kun
Rabbi Bettelheim
Kati Sólyom
Landlady in Vienna
Joachim Bißmeier
Dr. Emil Vitak
Tamás Fodor
Notary
Attila Lőte
Count Forgach
István Hirtling
Dr. Lanyi
Zoltán Gera
Man at Synagogue
András Stohl
Red Guard
Tamás Keresztes
1st Boy
Zsolt László
Lugosy
Gábor Mádi Szabó
Priest at Conversion
István Szilágyi
Hungler
László Gálffi
Rossa
Zoltán Seress
Tersikovsky
Eszter Ónodi
Secretary at Officer's Club
Károly Mécs
Defense Secretary
Rajhona Ádám
Caretaker
Gábor Máté
Rosner
Andrea Fullajtár
Agota Hofer
György Kézdy
Outraged Man
Tamás Jordán
Sommer
Frigyes Hollósi
Mr. Ledniczky
Ila Schütz
Mrs. Ledniczky
Ilona Gurnik
Woman in Hospital
Éva Igó
Policewoman
Jack Beresford
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Henri de Baillet-Latour
Self - with Hitler and Diem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
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Rudolf Heß
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Adolf Hitler
Self - 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (archive footage) (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
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Sándor Szakácsi
Ignatz Sonnenschein / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors (voice) (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg
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