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The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

TV Movie  -  95 min  -  Drama | Fantasy | War
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This is another telling of the holocaust, but this time from the perspective of a modern teenage girl who only grudgingly accepts the Jewish traditions... See full summary »

Director:

Donna Deitch

Writers:

Jane Yolen (novel), Robert J. Avrech (teleplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirsten Dunst ...
Brittany Murphy ...
Paul Freeman ...
Rabbi
Mimi Rogers ...
Leonore Stern
Louise Fletcher ...
Aunt Eva
Lilo Baur Lilo Baur ...
Mina
Nitzan Sharron ...
Ariel
Shelly Skandrani ...
Daniel Brocklebank ...
Shmuel
Kirsty McFarland Kirsty McFarland ...
Yetta
Rachel Roddy Rachel Roddy ...
Esther
Ieva Jackeviciute Ieva Jackeviciute ...
Miriam
Philip Rham Philip Rham ...
Commandant Krieger
Daniel Rausch Daniel Rausch ...
Officer Steinbach
Polina Soloveicik Polina Soloveicik ...
Sarah (as Paulina Soloveicik)
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Storyline

This is another telling of the holocaust, but this time from the perspective of a modern teenage girl who only grudgingly accepts the Jewish traditions, but when she is asked to "open the front door" as part of the Seder feast finds herself, not unlike Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, to have entered the 1940's and has stepped into the life of a prisoner in one of the German death camps where she experiences all of its horrors firsthand. Written by BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>  

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Jewish | Wizard Of Oz | Concentration Camp | Holocaust | Death Camp  | See more »

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Live to tell

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La aritmética del diablo See more »

Filming Locations:

Lithuania See more »

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

By far the most famous and successful movie in which actor Paul Freeman has appeared in his career is Raiders of the Lost Ark, in which he plays a French archaeologist who collaborates with the Nazis. In this film, he plays an Orthodox rabbi who is imprisoned in a concentration camp by the Nazis. See more »

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References The Wizard of Oz (1939) See more »