
Movie, 1999
The Eternal Road
240 min, France
A biblical drama in four acts. Set in a synagogue where Jews hide all night as a pogrom rages outside, the story combines Biblical and pre-World War II Jewish history. The rabbi reads from the Torah, leading, in each act, to the exploration and re-enactment of a different Biblical theme. At the conclusion, the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem and the deportation of those hiding become one, while the despair of a scattered people is balanced by a messianic voice that speaks of hope for deliverance of the Jews in Zion.
Cast
20 creditedDW
Dieter Wefing
Chorus
EB
Ewa Bator
Chorus
HK
Helmut Klotz
Chorus
PS
Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
The Rabbi
PB
Piotr Bednarski
The Narrator
PB
Piotr Bednarski
The Head
Dieter Montag
The Narrator
PS
Peter-Jürgen Schmidt
Der Rabbi
PB
Piotr Bednarski
Der Vorsteher
Dieter Montag
Der Widersprecher
GW
Gottfried Winter
Der Entfremdete
CJ
Christopher Jakob
Der Dreizehnjährige
Details
DirectorMichael Heinicke
WritersFranz Werfel
Runtime240 min
ReleasedMon, May 17, 1999
CountryFrance













