The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Timing:
1:34 (94 min)
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Actors and characters
Jack Scanlon
Character Shmuel
Amber Beattie
Character Gretel
Sheila Hancock
Character Grandma
Cara Horgan
Character Maria
Zac Mattoon O'Brien
Character Leon
Domonkos Németh
Character Martin
Henry Kingsmill
Character Karl
Zsuzsa Holl
Character Berlin Cook
László Áron
Character Lars
Charlie Baker
Character Palm Court Singer
Iván Verebély
Character Meinberg
Béla Fesztbaum
Character Schultz
Attila Egyed
Character Heinz
László Nádasi
Character Isaak
László Quitt
Character Kapo 1
Mihály Szabados
Character Kapo 2
Zsolt Sáfár Kovács
Character Kapo 3 Sonderkommando
Gábor Harsai
Character Elderly Jewish Man
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on John Boyne’s novel “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” (2006).
- Filming took place in Budapest.
- The name of the concentration camp is never mentioned in the film, but in reality, Auschwitz was the only concentration camp with four crematoria. SS officers were discussing the construction of a building in the commandant's office when their meeting was interrupted by the appearance of Bruno's mother.
- David Thewlis worked out at the gym every hour before filming began each morning to more easily get into the role of a soldier. Even if filming started at 5 a.m., he was already working out an hour before that.
- Initially, Rupert Friend had refused the role of Lieutenant Kotler – he was so shocked by the character's ferocious and cruel nature. According to his own words, he didn't particularly want to be associated with people intending to destroy an entire people. However, the actor subsequently changed his mind and agreed to film.
- In the 2006 novel of the same name by John Boyne, which served as the literary basis for the film, Bruno dies in a gas chamber along with his friend, and his parents have no idea where he has gone. Only some time later did his father discover the boy's clothes near a hole in the fence, trace his movements around the concentration camp, and finally understand what had happened.
- Director and screenwriter Mark Herman recalled about filming the final scene that there were more lawyers, legal professionals, and various consultants on set than actors – all due to the need to film children among naked adults.
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