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While All Germans Sleep (1995)

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After 50 years, Marek remembers his dangerous adventure as a five-year-old, when he and his friend Itzek left a Polish transit camp one night in 1942 – a few days before their evacuation to Auschwitz – to go get the toys they forgot at the ghetto. Based on Becker's personal memories and his 1980 short story "The Wall."

Release Date
July 31, 1995
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
7.0/10 (1 votes)

Director: Frank Beyer

Cast: Ilja Smoljanski, Robin Timptner, Benjamin Kaatz, Maria-Elisabeth Schwarz, Christiane Hagedorn, Mario Grünewald, Axel Werner, Gerry Wolff

Production: ZDF, Novafilm, ARTE
holocaust (shoah)antisemitism
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While All Germans Sleep

7.0
72 min

After 50 years, Marek remembers his dangerous adventure as a five-year-old, when he and his friend Itzek left a Polish transit camp one night in 1942 – a few days before their evacuation to Auschwitz – to go get the toys they forgot at the ghetto. Based on Becker's personal memories and his 1980 short story "The Wall."

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageGerman
Release Date7/31/1995
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Cast

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Ilja Smoljanski

as Julian

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Robin Timptner

as Itzek

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Benjamin Kaatz

as Marek

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Maria-Elisabeth Schwarz

as Mädchen

Christiane Hagedorn

as Mareks Mutter

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Mario Grünewald

Axel Werner

Gerry Wolff

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is While All Germans Sleep about?

After 50 years, Marek remembers his dangerous adventure as a five-year-old, when he and his friend Itzek left a Polish transit camp one night in 1942 – a few days before their evacuation to Auschwitz …

How long is While All Germans Sleep?

1h 12m

When was While All Germans Sleep released?

July 31, 1995

Who directed While All Germans Sleep?

Frank Beyer

Who stars in While All Germans Sleep?

Ilja Smoljanski, Robin Timptner, Benjamin Kaatz

What genre is While All Germans Sleep?

Drama