The Silent Touch
4.636
96 minutes
9/30/1992
Overview
Henry Kesdi is a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex symphony on his neglected piano. As a help Kesdi gets his new musical secretary. His loyal wife reluctantly accepts her as his young lover.
Cast List
Max von Sydow
as Henry Kesdi
Lothaire Bluteau
as Stefan Bugajski
Sarah Miles
as Helena Kesdi
Sofie Gråbøl
as Annette Berg
Aleksander Bardini
as Prof. Jerzy Kern
Beata Tyszkiewicz
as Gelda
Sławomira Łozińska
as Doctor's Wife
Peter Hesse Overgaard
as Joseph Kesdi
Lars Lunøe
as Doctor
Trevor Cooper
as Muller
Stanisław Brejdygant
as Maier
Maja Ploszynska
as Child
Eugenia Herman
as Mrs. Olsen
Krystyna Sznerr-Mierzejewska
as Applicant
Wiktor Zborowski
Stanislaw Holly
Peter Thurrell
Catherine Thornborrow
as Applicant
Piotr Wojtowicz
Wasyl Maslennikow
Krystyna Chmielewska
as Librarian
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
as Guest at the Party (uncredited)