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The Devil's Arithmetic

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
Kirsten Dunst in The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
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A 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun the... Read allA 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun their genocidal propaganda.A 16-year-old American girl with an apathetic view towards her Jewish family history finds herself pulled through time into 1941 to a small Polish village where the Nazis have just begun their genocidal propaganda.

  • Director
    • Donna Deitch
  • Writers
    • Jane Yolen
    • Robert J. Avrech
  • Stars
    • Kirsten Dunst
    • Brittany Murphy
    • Paul Freeman
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    4.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Donna Deitch
    • Writers
      • Jane Yolen
      • Robert J. Avrech
    • Stars
      • Kirsten Dunst
      • Brittany Murphy
      • Paul Freeman
    • 75User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast50

    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Hannah Stern
    Brittany Murphy
    Brittany Murphy
    • Rivkah
    Paul Freeman
    Paul Freeman
    • Rabbi
    Mimi Rogers
    Mimi Rogers
    • Leonore Stern
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Aunt Eva
    Lilo Baur
    • Mina
    Nitzan Sharron
    • Ariel
    Shelly Skandrani
    Shelly Skandrani
    • Leah
    Daniel Brocklebank
    Daniel Brocklebank
    • Shmuel
    Kirsty McFarland
    • Yetta
    Rachel Roddy
    • Esther
    Ieva Jackeviciute
    • Miriam
    Philip Rham
    • Commandant Krieger
    Daniel Rasch
    • Officer Steinbach
    • (as Daniel Rausch)
    Polina Soloveicik
    • Sarah
    • (as Paulina Soloveicik)
    Stewart Bick
    • Burton Stern
    Rimantas Bagdzevicius
    Rimantas Bagdzevicius
    • Photographer Mendel
    Liubomiras Laucevicius
    Liubomiras Laucevicius
    • Doctor Hauptman
    • (as Lubomiras Laucevicius)
    • Director
      • Donna Deitch
    • Writers
      • Jane Yolen
      • Robert J. Avrech
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews75

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      This movie is the second movie that Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy both starred together in. The first movie that they have starred in was Drop Dead Gorgeous.
    • Goofs
      The rabbi says it's October 26 5703 and then Rivka says the Christian year is 1941, but the Hebrew year 5703 began in September 1942. Fall 1941 should be 5702. The rabbi also says October. He should've said Cheshvan. The date should've been either 5 Cheshvan 5702 or 15 Cheshvan 5703.
    • Quotes
      • Hannah Stern: What I still don't understand is how so many people could be punished, men, women, and babies who didn't even have a chance to think about God.
      • Aunt Eva: Once I would have said you have to ask the Nazis. But now I know better, and I say you have to ask God. There is no one else. Do you know how to talk to God?
      • Hannah Stern: So quietly that only God can hear me.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Best Life by Brooke ASMR: My HUGE Movie Collection!!!! (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      A Yiddishe Wedding
      Written and Performed by Zalmen Mlotek

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 28, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La aritmética del diablo
    • Filming locations
      • Lithuania
    • Production companies
      • Lietuvos Kinostudija
      • Lietuvos Kinostudija
      • Millbrook Farm Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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