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St. Louis

2019-10-21 · 88 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary · History · TV Movie · Drama

Hamburg, Germany, 1939. Getting a passage aboard the passenger liner St. Louis seems to be the last hope of salvation for more than nine hundred German Jews who, desperate to escape the atrocious persecution to which they are subjected by the Nazi regime, intend to emigrate to Cuba.

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Directors
Ben von Grafenstein
Production companies
UFA Fiction, nordmedia, ICA
Countries
Germany, Portugal
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ulrich NoethenUlrich NoethenCaptain Gustav Schröder
Britta HammelsteinBritta HammelsteinMartha Stern
Johannes KienastJohannes KienastOfficer Klaus Ostermeyer
Florian PanznerFlorian PanznerOtto Hendrich
Golo EulerGolo EulerWalter Stern
Attila BorlanAttila BorlanKarl Pollock
Virgílio CasteloVirgílio CasteloDr. Josef Joseph
Luís EsparteiroLuís EsparteiroRobert Hoffmann
Elgar do RosárioLeo Stern
Gabriela BarrosGabriela BarrosElise Loewe
Pedro LacerdaPedro LacerdaDr. Max Loewe
João CraveiroJoão CraveiroMale German Customs Officer
Kjersti KaasaKjersti KaasaFemale German Customs Officer
Tomâs FrazâoFat Boy
Daniel VianaDaniel VianaSteward
Dinarte de FreitasDinarte de FreitasRadio Operator
José EduardoJosé EduardoIgnaz Karliner
Eric da SilvaEric da SilvaCuban Officer
Philip FreundSelf
Herbert KarlinerSelf

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