The Great Role
movie
View on VideBits →When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of Shylock. Thinking he has finally been cast in an important film role after years of obscurity, Maurice rushes home to tell his beloved wife, Perla. Later, Maurice discovers the part has gone to a famous American star, but he must play the role of his life to be sure Perla, who has become very ill with cancer, doesn't find out.
Cast & crew
Clément Sibony · Sophie Tepper · Rufus · François Berléand · Olivier Sitruk · Daniel Cohen · Daniel Goldenberg · Steve Suissa · Bérénice Bejo · Lionel Abelanski · Valérie Benguigui · Stéphane Freiss · Peter Coyote
Studios & networks
7IA · Canal+ · Caroline Production · Egérie Productions · La Région Île-de-France · Les Films Alain Sarde · Les Films de l'Espoir