The Call of the Toad
5.4
11 Reviews
2005
1h 38min
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
Storyline
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
Released
22 September 2005
Runtime
1h 38min
Director
Budget
$1,300,000
Genre
Status
Released
Language
German
Production
Kino Świat, Soho Images Film Laboratory, Cine Plus Koln GmbH (DE), Sound Vision GmbH (DE), Ziegler Film, Filmcontract, Film & Music Entertainment Ireland, Degeto Film, Telewizja Polska, Urząd Miasta Gdańska (PL), Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Eurimages, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Agencja Media Plus
Cast
Krystyna Janda
Aleksandra Piatkowska
Matthias Habich
Alexander Reschke
Dorothea Walda
Erna Brakup
Bhasker Patel
Chatterjee
Udo Samel
Vielbrand
Marek Kondrat
Marczak
Mareike Carrière
Johanna Dettlaff
Joachim Król
Pastor Karau
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Priest Bieroński
Aleksandra Kisio
Iwonka
Krzysztof Globisz
Wróbel
Mirosław Baka
Mechanic
Meret Becker
Sophia
Justus Kranz
Young Alexander Reschke
Dominik Klaumann
Tommy
Frederick Lau
Hitlerjugend
Izabela Januszko
Young Aleksandra Piątkowska
Monika Pikuła
ZMP Chairwoman
Arūnas Sakalauskas
Aleksandra's Father
Krzysztof Ogłoza
Witek
Uwe Rohde
Olaf
Helene Grass
Grethe
Jürgen Hartmann
Jo
Dariusz Siastacz
Tour Guide
Kamil Grenda
Footballer
Anne Kasprik
Alex's Mother
Marek Brodzki
Taxi Driver
Jolanta Dapkūnaitė
Aleksandra's Mother
Krzysztof Szczerbiński
Hoodlum #1
Andrzej Andrzejewski
Hoodlum #2
Grzegorz Gzyl
Receptionist
Joachim Lamża
Head
Matthias Redlhammer
Funeral Director
Vaidotas Martinaitis
Renkajtis
Michael Trischan
Deceased's Son
Sabine Vitua
Deceased's Daughter
Grzegorz Wolf
Adolf Hitler
Krzysztof Matuszewski
Alexander's Father
Halina Słojewska
Tourist #1
Ryszard Ronczewski
Tourist #2
Grzegorz Sochaj
Golfer
Stefan Burczyk
Old Man
Igor Michalski
Man selling Soda
Robert Gliński
Man leaving Sex Shop #1 (uncredited)
Henryk Romanowski
Man leaving Sex Shop #2 (uncredited)
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