Summary: The film follows a Jewish family living in Hungary through three generations, rising from humble beginnings to positions of wealth and power in the crumbling Austro-Hungarian Empire. The patriarch becomes a prominent judge but is torn when his government sanctions anti-Jewish persecutions. His son converts to Christianity to advance his career as a champion fencer and Olympic hero, but is caught up in the Holocaust. Finally, the grandson, after surviving war, revolution, loss and betrayal, realizes that his ultimate allegiance must be to himself and his heritage. (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: Austria, Canada, Germany, Hungary

Directed By: István Szabó

Written By: István Szabó

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Molly Parker, James Frain, Deborah Kara Unger, Jennifer Ehle, David de Keyser

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