And the Violins Stopped Playing
This is the true story about a group of Romani's (gypsy) in occupied Poland during World War II as they confront the atrocities and tragedies of a forgotten holocaust.
At a glance
Countries
United Kingdom, Poland, United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.5/10
8 votes
Rating consensus
75/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~75/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Horst Buchholz
Dymitr Mirga
Maya Ramati
Zoya Natkin
Piotr Polk
Roman Mirga
Didi Ramati
Wala Mirga
Zitto Kazann
Mikita
Marcin Troński
Josef Mengele
Wojciech Pastuszko
Koro
Jacek Sas-Uhrynowski
Paweł
Marne Maitland
Sandu
Bettine Milne
Rosa
Aleksander Bardini
Szura Greczko
Marek Barbasiewicz
count Paszkowski
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And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988)
Alexander Ramati
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