Sunshine (1999)

ALL 09/13/1999 (en) Drama, History, Romance, War 181 Min
  • Release
    09/13/1999
  • Production
    Téléfilm Canada, Channel Four Films, Dor Film, Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Eurimages, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Hungarian Motion Picture Fund, ISL Film, InterCom, TV 2, Vienna Film Financing Fund, ORF, Starhaus Filmproduktion, The Movie Network
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Sunshine
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 7,918,035.00
    -

In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.

Overview

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

  1. István Szabó

    Director



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Casts

  1. Ralph Fiennes

    Ignatz/Adam/Ivan Sors

  2. Rosemary Harris

    Valerie Sors

  3. Rachel Weisz

    Greta

  4. Jennifer Ehle

    Valerie Sonnenschein

  5. Deborah Kara Unger

    Carole Kovacs

  6. William Hurt

    Andor Knorr

  7. Molly Parker

    Hannah Wippler

  8. James Frain

    Gustave Sonnenschein

  9. David de Keyser

    Emmanuel Sonnenschein

  10. John Neville

    Gustave Sors

  11. Miriam Margolyes

    Rose Sonnenschein

  12. Rüdiger Vogler

    Jakofalvy

  13. Mark Strong

    István Sors

  14. Bill Paterson

    Minister of Justice

  15. Trevor Peacock

    Comrade Gen. Kope

  16. Hanns Zischler

    Baron Margitta

  17. Mari Törőcsik

    Older Kato

  18. Katja Studt

    Kato

  19. Péter Andorai

    Anselmi

  20. Buddy Elias

    Mr. Brenner

  21. János Kulka

    Molnár

  22. Lajos Kovács

    MP in Camp

  23. Péter Halász

    Wild Duck

  24. Kathleen Gati

    Josefa Sonnenschein

  25. Vilmos Kun

    Rabbi Bettelheim

  26. Juhász Jácint

    Mr. Hackl

  27. Flóra Kádár

    Mrs. Hackl

  28. Kati Sólyom

    Landlady in Vienna

  29. Joachim Bißmeier

    Dr. Emil Vitak

  30. Tamás Fodor

    Notary

  31. Attila Lőte

    Count Forgach

  32. Frederick Treves

    Emperor

  33. István Hirtling

    Dr. Lanyi

  34. Ádám László

    Emmanuel at 12

  35. Balázs Hantos

    Aaron Sonnenschein

  36. Tamás Raj

    Rabbi at Wedding

  37. Zoltán Bognár

    Doctor #1

  38. Sándor Simó

    Doctor #2

  39. Zoltán Gera

    Man at Synagogue

  40. András Fekete

    Footman

  41. Bálint Trunkó

    István at 18

  42. János Nemes

    Ádám at 17/Ivan at 16

  43. Tamás Juranics

    Commander of Lenin Boys

  44. András Stohl

    Red Guard

  45. Tamás Keresztes

    1st Boy

  46. Bence Kotány

    2nd Boy

  47. Zsolt László

    Lugosy

  48. Gábor Mádi Szabó

    Priest at Conversion

  49. István Szilágyi

    Hungler

  50. László Gálffi

    Rossa

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 86 , Crews : 91

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Sunshine (1999) 181 Min

ALL 09/13/1999 (en)
Drama, History, Romance, War
  • Release 09/13/1999
  • Production
    Téléfilm Canada, Channel Four Films, Dor Film, Alliance Atlantis, Serendipity Point Films, Eurimages, Kinowelt Filmproduktion, Hungarian Motion Picture Fund, ISL Film, InterCom, TV 2, Vienna Film Financing Fund, ORF, Starhaus Filmproduktion, The Movie Network
  • Original title Sunshine
  • en
  • Revenue7,918,035.00

In a time of revolution, in a family torn by tradition, one man was consumed by love.

Overview

The story of a Jewish family living in Hungary—through three generations—rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage.

  1. István Szabó

    Director

  2. István Szabó

    Story

  3. Michel Arcand, Dominique Fortin

    Editor

  4. András Hámori, Robert Lantos

    Producer