Project Detail

Call of the Toad

Synopsis

Based on the novel Unkenrufe by Günter Grass.

A German art historian falls in love with a Polish art restorer in Gdansk. They go into business returning the remains of Polish German war exiles to the homeland.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Features
Running time
100 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Robert Glinski
Producer
Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Henryk Romanowski
Co-Producer
Mike Downey, Sam Taylor, Henryk Romanowski
Editor
Krzysztof Szpetmanski
Screenwriter
Klaus Richter, Pawel Huelle, Cezary Harasimowicz
Director of Photography
Jacek Petrycki
Composer
Richard G Mitchell
Principal cast
Matthias Habich, Krystyna Janda

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Film and Music Entertainment, Ziegler Film

34 Bloomsbury Street
London WC1B 3QJ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7636 9292

Sales Company

Zieglerfilm Köln GmbH

Breite Straße 100
50667 Cologne, Germany

T +49 (221) 2727 260

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