"The fate of a Hungarian Jewish family throughout the 20th century."
Ralph Fiennes
as Ignatz / Adam / Ivan Sors
Rosemary Harris
as Valerie Sors
Rachel Weisz
as Greta
Jennifer Ehle
as Valerie Sonnenschein
Deborah Kara Unger
as Carole Kovacs
William Hurt
as Andor Knorr
Molly Parker
as Hannah Wippler
James Frain
as Gustave Sonnenschein
David de Keyser
as Emmanuel Sonnenschein
John Neville
as Gustave Sors
Miriam Margolyes
as Rose Sonnenschein
Rüdiger Vogler
as Jakofalvy
Mark Strong
as István Sors
Bill Paterson
as Minister of Justice
Trevor Peacock
as Comrade Gen. Kope
Hanns Zischler
as Baron Margitta
Mari Törőcsik
as Older Kato
Katja Studt
as Kato
Péter Andorai
as Anselmi
Buddy Elias
as Mr. Brenner
János Kulka
as Molnár
Lajos Kovács
as MP in Camp
Péter Halász
as Wild Duck
Kathleen Gati
as Josefa Sonnenschein
Vilmos Kun
as Rabbi Bettelheim
Juhász Jácint
as Mr. Hackl
Flóra Kádár
as Mrs. Hackl
Kati Sólyom
as Landlady in Vienna
Joachim Bißmeier
as Dr. Emil Vitak
Tamás Fodor
as Notary
Attila Lőte
as Count Forgach
Frederick Treves
as Emperor
István Hirtling
as Dr. Lanyi
Ádám László
as Emmanuel at 12
Balázs Hantos
as Aaron Sonnenschein
Tamás Raj
as Rabbi at Wedding
Zoltán Bognár
as Doctor #1
Sándor Simó
as Doctor #2
Zoltán Gera
as Man at Synagogue
András Fekete
as Footman
Bálint Trunkó
as István at 18
János Nemes
as Ádám at 17/Ivan at 16
Tamás Juranics
as Commander of Lenin Boys
András Stohl
as Red Guard
Tamás Keresztes
as 1st Boy
Bence Kotány
as 2nd Boy
Zsolt László
as Lugosy
Gábor Mádi Szabó
as Priest at Conversion
István Szilágyi
as Hungler
László Gálffi
as Rossa
Zoltán Seress
as Tersikovsky
István Bubik
as Saray
Eszter Ónodi
as Secretary at Officer's Club
Sándor Dánffy
as Policeman
Károly Mécs
as Defense Secretary
Rajhona Ádám
as Caretaker
Péter Takács
as Stefano Sarto
László Szepesi
as Olympic Judge
Gábor Máté
as Rosner
Israel Horovitz
as Poet
Andrea Fullajtár
as Agota Hofer
György Kézdy
as Outraged Man
Tamás Jordán
as Sommer
István Fonyó
as Warehouse Guard
József Fonyó
as Prison Sergeant
Frigyes Hollósi
as Mr. Ledniczky
Ila Schütz
as Mrs. Ledniczky
János Vészi
as Doctor #3
Ilona Gurnik
as Woman in Hospital
Éva Igó
as Policewoman
Jack Beresford
as Self - Olympics, Carries UK Flag (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Brückner
as Self - Behind Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henri de Baillet-Latour
as Self - with Hitler and Diem (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gudrun Diem
as Self - Presents Flowers to Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Frick
as Self - Beside Hitler (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
as Self - 1936 Berlin Olympic Games (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wilhelm Keitel
as Self - With Hitler/Baillet-Latour (archive footage) (uncredited)
King Umberto II
Nikkolas Lavorato
as (uncredited)
Theodor Lewald
Julius Schaub
Fritz Schilgen
as Self - Olympics, Lights Flame (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sándor Szakácsi
as Ignatz Sonnenschein / Adam Sors / Ivan Sors (voice) (uncredited)
Werner von Blomberg
Lajos Koltai
Director of Photography
Michel Arcand
Editor
Dominique Fortin
Screenplay
István Szabó
Director
Juli Saragosa
Sound Design Assistant
András Hámori
Producer
Robert Lantos
Leo Davis
Casting
Zsuzsanna Borvendég
Art Direction
Attila Kovács
Production Design
Christian Eder
Set Decoration
Attila Köves
Miklós Molnár
Josef Riehs
Stefan Würzl
Györgyi Szakács
Costume Design
Deirdre Bowen
Timea Luzsi
Assistant Costume Designer
Dina Eaton
Music Editor
Gabriella Winkler
Script Supervisor
Balázs Bélafalvy
Camera Operator
Rudolf Takács
Gaffer
Zsigmond Molcsány
Rigging Gaffer
Tamás Nyerges
Steadicam Operator
Jörg Widmer
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Ferenc Ormos
Special Effects Supervisor
Vanessa Baker
ADR & Dubbing
Alison Clark
Sue Conley
Janice Ierulli
Andy Malcolm
Foley
Alicia Stevenson
Sharon Zupancic
Roderick Deogrades
Sound Effects Editor
David McCallum
Mark Shnuriwsky
Jane Tattersall
Supervising Sound Editor
Judit Halász
Hairstylist
Ildikó Makk
Paolo Mantini
Hair Designer
Peter Owen
Egonné Endrényi
Makeup Artist
Jeremy Woodhead
Tim Craig
First Assistant Editor
Maurice Jarre
Original Music Composer
Etoile Stewart
Dialogue Editor
Fred Brennan
Gren-Erich Zwicker
Richard Cadger
Wayne Swingle
Story
Jonathan Debin
Executive Producer
Rainer Kölmel
Erzsébet Forgács
Makeup Supervisor
Georg Korpas
Hairdresser
Erzsébet Rácz
Gábor Gajdos
First Assistant Director
Kerric Macdonald
Second Assistant Director
Mariann Ungi
ADR Coordinator
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Paul Carr
ADR Mixer
Elius Caruso
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
ADR Editor
Keith Elliott
Glen Gauthier
Sound Mixer
Peter Kelly
Darcy Kite
Foley Artist
Ron Mellegers
Foley Mixer
Daniel Pellerin
Alan Sallabank
Greg Shim
ADR Recordist
Ted Swanscott
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Andrew Tay
Brad Thornton
Gábor Csákovics
Pyrotechnician
Gyula Krasnyánszky
Daniel Parker
Special Effects
György Solymosi
Gábor Kiszelly
Special Effects Technician
Sándor Boros
Stunts
György Kivés
Stunt Coordinator
William Cameron Menzies
Title Designer
Robin Len