The Song of Names

The Song of Names

Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.

2019•1h 54m•6.7/10

DramaMusic

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🎬TMDb

6.7/10(170)

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

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Production

Serendipity Point Films, Lyla Films, Feel Films, Film House Germany, Proton Cinema

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Martin Simmonds

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Dovidl Rapoport

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Helen Simmonds

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Radio Presenter

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Feinman

Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Hauer-King

Dovidl 17-23

Gerran Howell

Gerran Howell

Martin 17-21

Luke Doyle

Dovidl 9-13

Misha Handley

Misha Handley

Martin 9-13

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Gilbert

Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Arbuthnot Bailey

Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer

Billy

Max Macmillan

Max Macmillan

Peter Stemp

Matt Devere

Matt Devere

Milkman

Amy Sloan

Amy Sloan

Enid Simmonds

Tamás Puskás

Tamás Puskás

Professor Carl Flesch

Jakub Kotyński

Jakub Kotyński

Zygmunt Rapoport

Richard Bremmer

Richard Bremmer

Billy the Busker

Schwartz Zoltán

Jozef Weschler

Julian Wadham

Julian Wadham

Mr. Bailey

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