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David is a 1979 West German film by director Peter Lilienthal. It tells the story of a rabbi's son in Germany during the Holocaust, who tries to raise money to escape to Mandate Palestine.
Mar 9, 1979 · David: Directed by Peter Lilienthal. With Mario Fischel, Walter Taub, Irena Vrkljan, Eva Mattes. David (Mario Fischel), the son of a local rabbi (Walter Taub), sees the rise in anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany, but it isn't until his father's synagogue is burned down and his mother (Irene Vrkijan) is harassed and intimidated that he realizes just ...
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- Drama, War
- Peter Lilienthal
- 1979-03-09
His 1979 film David, about a son of a rabbi wo survives the Nazi regime, won the Golden Bear at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival. [2] [5] In 1982 he directed American actor Joe Pesci in Dear Mr. Wonderful, his first American endeavor. [6] .
Peter Lilienthal. Director: David. His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. 1956 scholarship at the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin, Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the German TV channel Suedwestfunk, first as an assistant, later as a director. 1967/68 he was lecturer at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Berlin.
- November 27, 1927
- April 28, 2023
Feb 27, 1979 · David (Mario Fische) is the son of a German rabbi during the early days of the Holocaust. The boy is a horrified witness to the burning of his father's synagogue and the humiliation of his relatives and neighbors.
Peter Lilienthal. Director. Writer. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. His family emigrated to Uruguay in 1939. 1956 scholarship at the Hochschule der Kuenste (HDK) in Berlin, Germany. Between 1959 and 1964 he worked at the German TV channel Suedwestfunk, first as an assistant, later as a director. 1967/68 he was lecturer at the Deutsche Film ...
The son of a local rabbi sees the rise in anti-Semitism in 1930s Germany, but it isn't until his father's synagogue is burned down and his mother is harassed and intimidated that he realizes just how dangerous Germany has become.
