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While All Germans Sleep

19951h 12mFrank Beyer

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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."

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Holocaust (shoah)Antisemitism

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What is While All Germans Sleep (1995) 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 – to go get the toys they forgot at the ghetto. Based on Becker's personal memories and his 1980 short story "The Wall."

Who stars in While All Germans Sleep?

While All Germans Sleep stars Ilja Smoljanski (Julian), Robin Timptner (Itzek), Benjamin Kaatz (Marek), Maria-Elisabeth Schwarz (Mädchen), Christiane Hagedorn (Mareks Mutter). The film was directed by Frank Beyer.

How long is While All Germans Sleep?

While All Germans Sleep has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1995.

Where can I watch While All Germans Sleep?

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