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The Eternal Road
The Eternal Road
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The Eternal Road

Original Title: Der Weg der Verheißung

1999
4h

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

4h

Storyline

"A Biblical Drama in Four Acts"

A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
4h
May 17, 1999
Languages
German
Director
Michael Heinicke
Production
ARTE
ARTE
Production Countries
France
Germany

Top Cast

59 Cast Members

Dieter Wefing

Chorus

Ewa Bator

Chorus

Helmut Klotz

Chorus

Peter-Jürgen Schmidt

The Rabbi

Piotr Bednarski

The Narrator

Piotr Bednarski

The Head

Dieter Montag

Dieter Montag

The Narrator

Peter-Jürgen Schmidt

Der Rabbi

Piotr Bednarski

Der Vorsteher

Dieter Montag

Dieter Montag

Der Widersprecher

Gottfried Winter

Der Entfremdete

Christopher Jakob

Der Dreizehnjährige

Andreas Möckel

Der Ängsliche

Egon Schulz

Der Reiche

Dietrich Greve

Der junge Mann (Boas)

Nancy Gibson

Das fremde Mädchen (Ruth)

Thomas Mäthger

Der Wächter

Jürgen Mutze

Der Fanatiker

Manfred Drescher

Der Offizier

Tino Hölzel

Diener

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