The Oppenheim Family (russian: Семья Оппенгейм, Semja Oppengejm) is a 1938 (released in May 1939 in the USA) Soviet
drama film, directed by
Grigori Roshal. It is one of the earliest film directly dealing with the persecution of
Jews in Nazi Germany. Based on ''The Oppermanns'' - a novel by
Lion Feuchtwanger.
Cast
*Vladimir Balashov - Berthold Oppenheim
*Joseph Tolchanov - Martin Oppenheim
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Ada Wójcik
Ada Ignatievna Voytsik (russian: Ада Игнатьевна Войцик; 1 August 19052 September 1982) was a Soviet actress. In 1935 she received the title RSFSR Honored Artist.
Biography
Ada Ignatievna Voytsik was born on 1 August 1905 in Mo ...
- Liselotte
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Nikolai Plotnikov - Edgar Oppenheim
*Galina Minovitskaya - Ruth Oppenheim
*Raisa Esipova - Sybil
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Osip Abdulov
Osip Naumovich Abdulov (russian: Осип Наумович Абдулов; in Łódź – 14 June 1953 in Moscow) was a Soviet actor.
Biography
Osip Naumovich Abdulov was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland (then part of the Russian Empi ...
- Jacques Lavendel
*S.D. Zykov - Heinrich Lavendel, schoolboy, friend of Bertolt
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Solomon Mikhoels - Jacobi
*Sergey Dnieper - Francois, director of the gymnasium
*Arkady Blagonravov - Lorenz, director of the clinic
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Nikolay Bogolyubov - Weller
*Vladimir Solovyov - Pahinke
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Aleksey Konsovsky - Richard
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Mikhail Astangov - Vogelsang
*Konstantin Karelian - Rittersteg
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Sergey Martinson - Gutwetter poet
*Mikhail Derzhavin - Wells, industrialist
External links
THE SCREEN; 'The Oppenheim Family,' Soviet Film Version of a Feuchtwanger Novel, Arrives at the Cameo, NYT*
1939 films
1939 drama films
Soviet drama films
1930s Russian-language films
Films shot in Russia
Films set in Germany
Films about Jews and Judaism
Films about Nazi Germany
Films based on German novels
Articles containing video clips
Films directed by Grigori Roshal
Soviet black-and-white films
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