Train of Life

Nan
1h 43m
1998
7.337 /10 (286)

Overview

In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.

Country : Belgium, Israel, Netherlands, Romania, France
Languages : Deutsch, Français
Released Date: 1998-09-16

Top Billed Cast

Lionel Abelanski

Shlomo

Rufus

Mordechai

Clément Harari

Rabbi

Agathe de La Fontaine

Esther

Michel Muller

Yossi

Johan Leysen

Schmecht

Bruno Abraham-Kremer

Yankele

Gad Elmaleh

Manzatou

Marie-José Nat

Sura

Serge Kribus

Michel Israël

Rodica Sanda Țuțuianu

Sanda Toma

Răzvan Vasilescu

Mihai Călin

Robert Borremans

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