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The Devil's Arithmetic

  • TV Movie
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.1K
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Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
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A 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun the... Read allA 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun their genocidal propaganda.A 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun their genocidal propaganda.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.1K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Donna Deitch
  • Writers
    • Jane Yolen(novel)
    • Robert J. Avrech(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Brittany Murphy
    • Paul Freeman
Top credits
  • Director
    • Donna Deitch
  • Writers
    • Jane Yolen(novel)
    • Robert J. Avrech(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Brittany Murphy
    • Paul Freeman
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 65User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Polina Soloveicik in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
    Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)

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    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Hannah Sternas Hannah Stern
    Brittany Murphy
    Brittany Murphy
    • Rivkahas Rivkah
    Paul Freeman
    Paul Freeman
    • Rabbias Rabbi
    Mimi Rogers
    Mimi Rogers
    • Leonore Sternas Leonore Stern
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Aunt Evaas Aunt Eva
    Lilo Baur
    • Minaas Mina
    Nitzan Sharron
    • Arielas Ariel
    Shelly Skandrani
    Shelly Skandrani
    • Leahas Leah
    Daniel Brocklebank
    Daniel Brocklebank
    • Shmuelas Shmuel
    Kirsty McFarland
    • Yettaas Yetta
    Rachel Roddy
    • Estheras Esther
    Ieva Jackeviciute
    • Miriamas Miriam
    Philip Rham
    • Commandant Kriegeras Commandant Krieger
    Daniel Rasch
    • Officer Steinbachas Officer Steinbach
    • (as Daniel Rausch)
    Polina Soloveicik
    • Sarahas Sarah
    • (as Paulina Soloveicik)
    Stewart Bick
    • Burton Sternas Burton Stern
    Rimantas Bagdzevicius
    Rimantas Bagdzevicius
    • Photographer Mendelas Photographer Mendel
    Liubomiras Laucevicius
    Liubomiras Laucevicius
    • Doctor Hauptmanas Doctor Hauptman
    • (as Lubomiras Laucevicius)
    • Director
      • Donna Deitch
    • Writers
      • Jane Yolen(novel)
      • Robert J. Avrech(teleplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This movie is the second movie that Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy both stared together in. The first Drop Dead Gorgeous.
    • Goofs
      The rabbi says it's October 26 5703 and then Rivka says the Christian year is 1941, but the Hebrew year 5703 began in September 1942. Fall 1941 should be 5702. The rabbi also says October. He should've said Cheshvan. The date should've been either 5 Cheshvan 5702 or 15 Cheshvan 5703.
    • Quotes

      Hannah Stern: Do you know what a stupid girl I used to be? I almost got one of these put on!

      [shows the number tattooed on her arm]

      Hannah Stern: Can you believe that? I wanted to get tattooed!

      Rivkah: Don't talk foolishness!

      Hannah Stern: It is foolishness, isn't it? My whole life has been foolishness. I'm being punished, that's it, God is punishing me.

      Rivkah: I forbid you to say that. Is God punishing me? Is He punishing the children? I won't believe that.

      Hannah Stern: Then why? Why?

      Rivkah: Ask them why. Ask the Nazis, not me, don't ask me.

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    User reviews65

    Review
    Top review
    Pretty good for a low-budgeted, made-for-tv-movie
    Taking place in modern-day times and in 1941, THe Devil's Aritmetic is well-presented and clever. However, it does not give you the realistic, heartbreaking effect that Schindler's List did. They should have given the audience a better effect by maybe spending a little more money. Kirsten Dinst "travels" back in time to a concentration camp and sees what the Jews went through. There she learns the story of some ancestors of her Jewish family. With a satisfying cast of Mimi Rogers, Kirsten Dunst, and many others, The Devil's Arithmetic is all in all not that bad.
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    • itooslik4u
    • Apr 15, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 28, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La aritmética del diablo
    • Filming locations
      • Lithuania
    • Production companies
      • Lietuvos Kinostudija
      • Lithuanian Film Studio.
      • Millbrook Farm Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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