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  • The Giraffe (1998)
  • Unrated
    103 min | Thriller
The Giraffe (1998)
Unrated
103 min | Thriller

Lena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman lying on the hotel floor. She accompanies the ...See moreLena Katz, who is German, and David Fish, who is American, are Jews who live in New York. When Lena's mother, who arrives from Germany, meets her at a hotel, she finds an almost-dead woman lying on the hotel floor. She accompanies the injured woman to the hospital and meets David, who is the woman's son. After David's mother dies from the injuries, a question remains: was she murdered? The trail leads to Germany. Apparently, Lena's mother has some kind of relationship with David's mother that reaches back into the dark German history of the 1940s. Written by Marco Radke See less
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Directors
Dani Levy (co-director) | Maria Schrader (co-director)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Carl-Friedrich Koschnick (as Carl F. Koschnick)
Editors
Ueli Christen | Sabine Hoffman (as Sabine Hoffmann) | Dani Levy
Production Designers
Teresa Mastropierro | Volker Schäfer (as Volker Schaefer)
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Status
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Updated Sep 14, 1998

Release date
Jul 1999 (United States)

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Cast

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Maria Schrader
Lena Katz Lena Katz   See fewer
Dani Levy
David Fish David Fish   See fewer
David Strathairn
Charles Kaminski Charles Kaminski   See fewer
Nicole Heesters
Anna Katz (Lena's mother) Anna Katz (Lena's mother)   See fewer
Lynn Cohen
Ruth Fish (David's mother) Ruth Fish (David's mother)   See fewer
Lukas Ammann
Eliah Goldberg / Max Weiss Eliah Goldberg / Max Weiss   See fewer
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Rahel Fish (as Stephanie Roth) Rahel Fish (as Stephanie Roth)   See fewer
R.J. Cutler
Rahel's husband Rahel's husband   See fewer
Erin Rakow
Slavie Fish Slavie Fish   See fewer
Daniel Mastroianni
Menachem Fish Menachem Fish   See fewer
Paul Butler
Lt. Lynch Lt. Lynch   See fewer
Mario Giacalone
Det. Pucci Det. Pucci   See fewer
Mark Zimmerman
Bregman Bregman   See fewer
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Rita Teichmann Rita Teichmann   See fewer
Francine Beers
Martha Galinski Martha Galinski   See fewer
Sylvia Kauders
Sarah Singer Sarah Singer   See fewer
Penny Arcade
Bartender Bartender   See fewer
Harvey Friedman
David's co-worker David's co-worker   See fewer
Günther Dicks
Mayor Stolte Mayor Stolte   See fewer
Wichart von Roëll
Police chief Bachmeier (as Wichard von Roell) Police chief Bachmeier (as Wichard von Roell)   See fewer
Jennifer Coll
Photo model Photo model   See fewer
David Warren Burke
Paramedic Paramedic   See fewer
Anna Köhler
Airport attendant Airport attendant   See fewer
Ben Lipitz
Reuben Katzenberg Reuben Katzenberg   See fewer
Marcel Seyppel
Archivist Archivist   See fewer
Stefan Gwildis
Street musician Street musician   See fewer
Emily Splittgerber
Anna Weiss 1942 Anna Weiss 1942   See fewer
Darja Lewin
Ruth Goldberg 1942 Ruth Goldberg 1942   See fewer
Alice Liu
Chinese singer (uncredited) Chinese singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Van Bergen
Police officer (uncredited) Police officer (uncredited)   See fewer
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