Overview

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).

Top Cast

Michel Jonasz

Paltiel Kossover

Erland Josephson

Zupanev

Wojciech Pszoniak

Judge

Philippe Léotard

Bernard Hauptmann

V

Vincent David

Grisha Kossover

Ann Zacharias

Inge

M

Mosko Alkalai

Paltiel's Father

Georges Beller

Yvan

T

Timna Brover

Singer

N

Ninette Dinar

Paltiel's Mother

Peter Hudson

Ephraim

Malek Kateb

Dr. Mozliak