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).

Genres

Cast

Michel Jonasz

Paltiel Kossover

Erland Josephson

Zupanev

Wojciech Pszoniak

Judge

Philippe Léotard

Bernard Hauptmann

Ann Zacharias

Inge

Georges Beller

Yvan

Peter Hudson

Ephraim

Malek Kateb

Dr. Mozliak

Serge Merlin

Grossman

László Szabó

Paul Hamburger

Henri Texier

Hairdresser

Cécile Vassort

Sheina Rosenblum