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).
Directed by Frank Cassenti
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Cast
Michel Jonasz
Paltiel Kossover
Erland Josephson
Zupanev
Wojciech Pszoniak
Judge
Philippe Léotard
Bernard Hauptmann
Vincent David
Grisha Kossover
Ann Zacharias
Inge
Mosko Alkalai
Paltiel's Father
Georges Beller
Yvan
Timna Brover
Singer
Ninette Dinar
Paltiel's Mother
Peter Hudson
Ephraim
Malek Kateb
Dr. Mozliak
Serge Merlin
Grossman
László Szabó
Paul Hamburger
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