The Silent Touch

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

Max von Sydow

Henry Kesdi

Lothaire Bluteau

Stefan Bugajski

Sarah Miles

Helena Kesdi

Sofie Gråbøl

Annette Berg

Aleksander Bardini

Prof. Jerzy Kern

Beata Tyszkiewicz

Gelda

Sławomira Łozińska

Doctor's Wife

Peter Hesse Overgaard

Joseph Kesdi

Lars Lunøe

Doctor

Trevor Cooper

Muller