This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).
Michel Jonasz
as Paltiel Kossover
Erland Josephson
as Zupanev
Wojciech Pszoniak
as Judge
Philippe Léotard
as Bernard Hauptmann
Vincent David
as Grisha Kossover
Ann Zacharias
as Inge
Mosko Alkalai
as Paltiel's Father
Georges Beller
as Yvan
Timna Brover
as Singer
Ninette Dinar
as Paltiel's Mother
Peter Hudson
as Ephraim
Malek Kateb
as Dr. Mozliak
