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The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

Top Cast

  • Tony Curtis

    Tony Curtis

    Mr. Cornfield

  • Katharina Thalbach

    Katharina Thalbach

    Sofie

  • Matthias Habich

    Matthias Habich

    Körner

  • Alexandra Stewart

    Alexandra Stewart

    Mrs. Cornfield

  • Karin Baal

    Karin Baal

    Frau Tenzer

  • Charles Regnier

    Charles Regnier

    Silbermann

  • George Tabori

    George Tabori

    Rabbiner

  • Gedeon Burkhard

    Gedeon Burkhard

    Janko

  • Peter Lohmeyer

    Peter Lohmeyer

    1. SS Mann

Overview

An American filmmaker travels to modern day Berlin to make a film based on a real-life incident from 1942 in which 13 Jewish prisoners from a concentration camp were promised freedom if they appeared in a German propaganda film. Unfortunately, the Germans lied. The psychological process undergone by the modern filmmaker while shooting the story provides the basis of this arty and challenging film.

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