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In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV movie) is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joan Micklin Silver released in USA on 20 april 1997 with Armin Mueller-Stahl
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997 TV movie) (1997)
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Add to a movie listIn the Presence of Mine Enemies is a 1997 TV movie about the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in World War II.
The film is a remake of an original TV drama scripted by Rod Serling for Playhouse 90 which originally starred Charles Laughton.
The plot centres on a rabbi (played in the 1997 version by Armin Mueller-Stahl), and his children (Elina Lowensohn and Don McKellar). The movie also features Charles Dance as a German officer.
Synopsis
Ghetto de Varsovie, novembre 1942. Alors que la rebellion commence à gronder, un rabbin et sa fille tentent de survivre tout en gardant en tête leurs espoirs de paix. Celui-ci tente de contenir les excès de haine et de violence de son fils qui veut se venger de l'occupation nazie. Victime d'un viol, sa fille bénéficiera du soutien inespéré d'un jeune soldat allemand las des exactions commises par son armée…Actors
Armin Mueller-Stahl
(Rabbi Adam Heller)
Charles Dance
(Captain Richter)
Elina Löwensohn
(Rachel Heller)
Chad Lowe
(Sergeant Lott)
Peter Friedman
(Kohn)
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