Canada / Sep 12, 1995
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The deportation of 4000 Jews from Budapest to Auschwitz in July 1944, as told by George Tabori, and how the narrator’s mother escaped it, owing to coincidence, courage and some help from where you’d least expect it.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Simon Verhoeven | Junger SS-Mann |
| Buddy Elias | Rabbi |
| Peter Radtke | Man in Wheel Chair |
| Otto Grünmandl | Julius |
| Hana Frejková | Martha |
| Jens Harzer | |
| Tatiana Dyková | Olga |
| István Iglódi | Usicky |
| Eddi Arent | Klapka |
| Wolfgang Gasser | Agloof |
| Peter Mohrdieck | Glatzkopf |
| Jindřich Bonaventura | |
| Jiří Knot | German clerk |
| Johanna Mertinz | |
| Stanislav Tříska | |
| Vladimír Volek | |
| Jitka Smutná |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | My Mother's Courage |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, English |
| Production countries | Austria, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Wega Film, Sentana Filmproduktion, HR, Sender Freies Berlin, WDR, BBC |
| Release date | 12 settembre 1995 |
| Production | James Mitchell, Veit Heiduschka, Michael Verhoeven |
| Writer | Michael Verhoeven, George Tabori |
| Editing | David Freeman |
| Cinematography | Michael Epp, Theo Bierkens |
| Assistant directors | Michael Verhoeven |
| Camera operators | Michael Epp, Theo Bierkens |
| Additional photography | Michael Epp, Theo Bierkens |
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| Production design | Wolfgang Hundhammer |
| Art direction | Wolfgang Hundhammer |
| Set decoration | Wolfgang Hundhammer |
| Music | Julian Nott, Johannes Rommel |
| Sound | Julian Nott, Johannes Rommel |
| Costume design | Rosemarie Hettmann |
| Makeup | Rosemarie Hettmann |
| Hairstyling | Rosemarie Hettmann |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Feb 22, 1996
TV
Germany / Apr 10, 1998
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