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Train of Life(1998)
Status: Released
Date: 1998-09-16
74%
279 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Overview:
In 1941, the inhabitants of a small Jewish village in Central Europe organize a fake deportation train so that they can escape the Nazis and flee to Palestine.
Languages: German, French.
Countries:
Belgium,
Israel,
Netherlands,
Romania,
France
Budget: $154,790.00
Revenue: $3,311,162.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Raphael Films
Movie: Train of Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lionel Abelanski
Shlomo
Rufus
Mordechai
Clément Harari
Rabbi
Agathe de La Fontaine
Esther
Michel Muller
Yossi
Johan Leysen
Schmecht
Bruno Abraham-Kremer
Yankele
Gad Elmaleh
Manzatou
Marie-José Nat
Sura
Serge Kribus
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