Gloomy Sunday

1h 54m 2000

Brief Synopsis

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As the turmoil of World War II engulfs Hungary, a Budapest eatery, Restaurant Szabo, hosts its own conflicts. Its restaurant owner, Laszlo, hires pianist Andras, and both men love Ilona, which is further complicated when their regular customer Hans, an SS colonel, begins to pursue Ilona's affections

Cast & Crew

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Rolf Schübel

Director

Joachim Król

Laszlo Szabo

Stefano Dionisi

Andras Aradi

Ben Becker

Hans-Eberhard Wieck

Erika Marozsán

Ilona Varnai

Sebastian Koch

Eichbaum

Film Details

Also Known As
Eine Lied fur Liebe und Tod, Gloomy Sunday: Ein Lied Von Liebe und Tod, Piano Player, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
War
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Arte; PremiFre; Studio Hamburg Gmbh; Telepool Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Menemsha Entertainment; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Budapest, Hungary; Cologne, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 54m

Synopsis

As the turmoil of World War II engulfs Hungary, a Budapest eatery, Restaurant Szabo, hosts its own conflicts. Its restaurant owner, Laszlo, hires pianist Andras, and both men love Ilona, which is further complicated when their regular customer Hans, an SS colonel, begins to pursue Ilona's affections.

Director

Rolf Schübel

Director

Cast

Joachim Król

Laszlo Szabo

Stefano Dionisi

Andras Aradi

Ben Becker

Hans-Eberhard Wieck

Erika Marozsán

Ilona Varnai

Sebastian Koch

Eichbaum

Laszlo I Kish

Schnefke

Wanja Mues

Mr Mendel

Ulrike Grote

Mrs Haeberle

Tibor Kenderesi

Professor Tajtelbaum

Anna Rackevei

Professor Tajtelbaum'S Niece

Rolf Becker

Wieck As An Old Man

Andras Balint

Ilona'S Son

Dorka Gryllus

Ilse Zielstorff

Michael Gampe

Markus Hering

Ernst Kahl

Joerg Gillner

Denis Moschitto

Wemer Brehm

Ferenc Bacs

Stefan Weinert

Veit Stuebner

Karl Fischer

Crew

Sophie Allet-coche

Assistant Director

Nick Barkow

Source Material (From Novel:"The Song Of Gloomy Sunday")

Andrea Flesch

Costume Designer

Ursula Hoef

Editor

Ursula Hoef

Sound Designer

Dirk W Jacob

Sound Designer

Edward Klosinski

Director Of Photography

Detlef Petersen

Music

Kerstin Ramcke

Producer

Martin Rohrbeck

Executive Producer

Volker Schaefer

Production Designer

Richard Schoeps

Co-Producer

Rolf Schübel

Screenwriter

Wolfgang Schukrafft

Sound

Rezso Seress

Music

Aron Sipos

Executive Producer

Csaba Stork

Production Designer

Ruth Thoma

Screenwriter

Martin Wiebel

Associate Producer

Winka Wulff

Associate Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Eine Lied fur Liebe und Tod, Gloomy Sunday: Ein Lied Von Liebe und Tod, Piano Player, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Romance
War
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Arte; PremiFre; Studio Hamburg Gmbh; Telepool Gmbh; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Menemsha Entertainment; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures International; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Budapest, Hungary; Cologne, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 54m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall November 7, 2003

Limited Release in United States November 7, 2003

Released in United States on Video September 12, 2006

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States January 2000

Released in United States February 2000

Shown at the American Film Market 2000 (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000

Shown at Brussels International Film Festival (Closing Night) January 20-29, 2000.

Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (New German Films) February 9-20, 2000.

Released in United States Fall November 7, 2003

Limited Release in United States November 7, 2003 (NY)

Released in United States on Video September 12, 2006

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at the American Film Market 2000 (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 23 - March 1, 2000)

Released in United States January 2000 (Shown at Brussels International Film Festival (Closing Night) January 20-29, 2000.)

Released in United States February 2000 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (New German Films) February 9-20, 2000.)

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