Overview
A man who grew up an orphan finally gets to meet his father: The psychopath Dr. Josef Mengele, the Auschwitz surgeon who performed genetic experiments on concentration camp refugees during WWII.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on Vati
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Music
Music by Riccardo Giagni
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Cinematography
Cinematography by János Kende
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Antonella GrassiScreenplay
- Egidio EronicoScreenplay
- Fabio CarpiScreenplay
- Peter SchneiderOriginal Story
- Original title
- My Father, Rua Alguem 5555
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 1, 2003
- Original language
- Portuguese
- Countries
- Hungary, Italy, Brazil
Production
Cast
Charlton HestonJosef Mengele
F. Murray AbrahamPaul Minsky
Thomas KretschmannHermann M.
Odilon WagnerWolfgang Weinert
Denise WeinbergMagdalena Weinert
Camilo BevilacquaJens Keitel
Petra ReinhardtYoung Hermann's Mother
Marit NissenYoung Aunt Lotte
Ivan de AlmeidaPoliceman at Front Desk - Manaus
András StohlWerner M.- Áron SiposHörst Baumann
Ida GomesOld Jewish Woman at the Cemetery
Debbie JavorOld Aunt Lotte
Marcos BredaSamuel Lifton
Kate LyraAmerican Correspondent- Breno MoroniBrazilian Correspondent
Maria CeiçaFirst Newsman- Marc BecharSecond Newsman
Isaac BardavidBen Abraham
Waldyr Sant'annaHotel Owner
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