Drama ·War · 1997 · 1h 47m

The Island on Bird Street

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Director
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
Cast
Patrick Bergin as Stefan Jordan Kiziuk as Alex Jack Warden as Boruch James Bolam as Doctor Studjinsky Michael Byrne as Bolek Stefan Sauk as Goehler
Crew
Ian Wilson — Director of Photography Zbigniew Preisner — Original Music Composer Tony Grisoni — Writer John Goldsmith — Writer Uri Orlev — Novel Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger — Production Design
Synopsis

Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.

Mood & Themes
nazijewish ghettoworld war iibased on true storyorphanstarvation1940skids on their ownchildren in wartime
Key Collaborators
Søren Kragh-Jacobsen Director Ian Wilson Director of Photography Zbigniew Preisner Original Music Composer Tony Grisoni Writer John Goldsmith Writer Uri Orlev Novel Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger Production Design Alex Scherer Production Design Barbara Śródka-Makówka Costume Design
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