The Island on Bird Street (1997)
Alex is an 11-year old boy who, during WWII, hides in the Jewish ghetto from Nazis after all his relatives have been sent to the concentration camp. The movie portrays the ghetto through his eyes.
Director: Søren Kragh-Jacobsen
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Patrick Bergin as Stefan |
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Jordan Kiziuk as Alex |
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Jack Warden as Boruch |
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James Bolam as Doctor Studjinsky |
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Michael Byrne as Bolek |
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Stefan Sauk as Goehler |
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Suzanna Hamilton as Stasya's Mother |
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Marek Grabowski as Adam |
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Marcin Herman as Joseph |
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Paweł Lauterbach as Benny |
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Jacek Milczanowski as |
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Paweł Okoński as Richter |
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Leon Niemczyk as Podolski |
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Jacek Krautforst as adjutant |
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Juliusz Chrząstowski as jewish policeman |
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Katarzyna Suszyło as Miriam |
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Julita Wołoszyńska-Matysek as Benny's Mother |
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Maciej Sosnowski as jewish policeman (uncredited) |
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Rafał Szałajko as ghetto Jew (uncredited) |
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Zbigniew Waleryś as ghetto Jew (uncredited) |
| Directing | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen | Director |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Danuta Węgrzyn | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | Ian Wilson | Director of Photography |
| Art | Ryszard Paluch | Props |
| Sound | Leszek Możdżer | Musician |
| Writing | Tony Grisoni | Writer |
| Sound | Jacek Kasprzyk | Conductor |
| Crew | Marian Gańcza | Stunts |
| Writing | Uri Orlev | Novel |
| Sound | Wiesław Murzański | Musician |
| Crew | Tomasz Zawada | Stunts |
| Production | Magdalena Badura | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Anna Sikorzak-Oklek | Musician |
| Art | Ryszard Bartczak | Assistant Production Design |
| Crew | Stanisław Znajko | Acting Double |
| Crew | Marian Strus | Acting Double |
| Art | Piotr Wilczyński | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Małgorzata Stypułkowska | Costume Assistant |
| Crew | Aleksander Bajkowski | Acting Double |
| Production | Rafał Widajewicz | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Anna Czarska | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Marek Piestrak | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | John Goldsmith | Writer |
| Directing | Jarosław Marszewski | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Wacław Wiszniowski | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Ryszard Burhart | Props |
| Sound | Grażyna Sobaczykówna | Music Producer |
| Art | Stanisław Zub | Props |
| Art | Henryk Wieczerzak | Props |
| Crew | Andrzej Piwowarczyk | Stunts |
| Sound | Sławomir Maślanka | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Piotr Rucki | Translator |
| Crew | Danuta Skarszewska | Script |
| Production | Dariusz Struszczak | Production Manager |
| Art | Andrzej Rafał Waltenberger | Production Design |
| Art | Alex Scherer | Production Design |
| Production | Andrzej Stachecki | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Śródka-Makówka | Costume Design |
| Directing | Tim Lewis | First Assistant Director |