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Release Date:
August 27, 1997
Original Title:
K
Genres:
Crime | Thriller
Production Companies:
Alexandre Films
TF1 Films Production
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 135
In this French crime film, set during the time of the Gulf War, an elderly German tourist is murdered in Paris by junk dealer Joseph Katz (Pinkas Braun), a friend of Paris detective Sam Bellamy (singer Patrick Bruel). Romantically involved with the victim's daughter Emma Guter (Isabella Ferrari), Bellamy covers up the crime he witnessed. Joseph then mysteriously vanishes, and Bellamy heads for Berlin where the victim's possessions are auctioned. After Bellamy finds the source of the well-hidden traffic in art stolen by Nazis from French Jews, he discovers a Nazi war criminal is blackmailing past associates. Incorporating background from journalist Hector Feliciano's Lost Museum, the film is adapted from Guy Konopnicki's novel, Pas de Kaddish pour Sylberstein (No Kaddish for Sylberstein).
Assistant Director:
Christophe Cheysson
Casting:
Pierre Amzallag
Costume Design:
Fanny Jakubowicz
Claire Fraisse
Director:
Alexandre Arcady
Director of Photography:
Gerry Fisher
Editor:
Joële Van Effenterre
Executive Producer:
Gérard Gaultier
Ingrid Windisch
Robert Benmussa
Novel:
Guy Konopnicki
Original Music Composer:
Philippe Sarde
Producer:
Alexandre Arcady
Production Design:
Tony Egry
Set Decoration:
Franck Dubuc
Sound:
Dominique Levert
Writer:
Jorge Semprún
Serge Raffy
Alexandre Arcady
Antoine Lacomblez
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