Drama · France · 1988 · 1h 30m

Le Testament d'un poète juif assassiné

Director

Cast

Michel Jonasz as Paltiel Kossover Erland Josephson as Zupanev Wojciech Pszoniak as Judge Philippe Léotard as Bernard Hauptmann Vincent David as Grisha Kossover Ann Zacharias as Inge

Crew

Patrick Blossier — Director of Photography Michèle-Annie Mercier — Editor Gabriel Yared — Original Music Composer Frank Cassenti — Writer Michèle-Annie Mercier — Writer Elie Wiesel — Novel

Synopsis

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).

Key Collaborators

Frank Cassenti Director Patrick Blossier Director of Photography Michèle-Annie Mercier Editor Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer Frank Cassenti Writer Michèle-Annie Mercier Writer Elie Wiesel Novel Hubert Niogret Producer

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