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The Island on Bird Street

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

1997 • 1h 47m

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.

The Island on Bird Street

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Patrick BerginStefan

Jordan Kiziuk

Jordan KiziukAlex

Jack Warden

Jack WardenBoruch

James Bolam

James BolamDoctor Studjinsky

Michael Byrne

Michael ByrneBolek

Stefan Sauk

Stefan SaukGoehler

Suzanna Hamilton

Suzanna HamiltonStasya's Mother

Marek Grabowski

Marek GrabowskiAdam

Marcin HermanJoseph

Paweł LauterbachBenny

Jacek Milczanowski

Paweł Okoński

Paweł OkońskiRichter

Leon Niemczyk

Leon NiemczykPodolski

Jacek Krautforst

Jacek Krautforstadjutant

Juliusz Chrząstowski

Juliusz Chrząstowskijewish policeman

Crew

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Søren Kragh-JacobsenDirector

Zbigniew Preisner

Zbigniew PreisnerOriginal Music Composer

Tony Grisoni

Tony GrisoniWriter

Marek Piestrak

Marek PiestrakSecond Assistant Director

Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger

Andrzej Rafał WaltenbergerProduction Design

Barbara Śródka-Makówka

Barbara Śródka-MakówkaCostume Design

Tim Lewis

Tim LewisFirst Assistant Director

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