The Interpreter of Silence

  • German House (Working title)
All titles (9)
Limited series | 2022-2023 | Disney+ | Film based on literary source, Period | Germany

Main data

DirectorIsa Prahl, Randa Chahoud
Written byAnnette Hess (head writer), Annette Hess (literary source)
ProductionGaumont GmbH [de], Warrior Bear Productions (Service-Production)

Shooting data

Start of shooting30/08/2022
End of shooting14/12/2022
Number of shooting days68
LocationsPolen
Filming regionsPoland

Project data

Number of episodes5

Trailers/Videos

Scenes

Posters

Press images

Brief synopsis

Serial opowiada historię młodej tłumaczki, która podczas pracy przy pierwszym procesie oświęcimskim w 1963 roku we Frankfurcie zostaje skonfrontowana z szokującą prawdą o Holokauście. Odkrywa zbrodnie, cierpienia, winy i uwikłanie jej własnej rodziny w niemiecką historię.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Katharina Stark
Eva Bruhns [SS]
Anke EngelkeMrs. Bruhns [SS]
Hans-Jochen WagnerLudwig Bruhns [SS]
Ricarda Seifried
Annegret (sister) [SS]
Ares KloßStefan Bruhns [SS]
Uwe PreussHans Hofmeyer [SS]
Hildegard Schroedter
Erna Mulka [SSR]
Michel DiercksPeter Wiegand [SSR]
Marius BorghoffManfred Kress [SSR]
Albrecht GanskopfGünther Nebel [SSR]
Andreas AnkeHerr Hirte [SSR]
Christian HockenbrinkHartmut Küssner [SSR]
Bettina Engelhardt
Therese Boger [SSR]
Hannah EhrlichmannFräulein Lehmkuhl [SSR]
Martin HornRobert Mulka [SSR]
Runa GreinerDiana Boger [SSR]
Thomas LawinkyDr. Josef hartlieb [SSR]
Aaron Altaras
David Miller [SR]
Iris BerbenRachel Cohn [SR]
Alice DwyerSissi Schmidt [SR]
Max von der Groeben
Hans Kübler [SR]
Henry HübchenWalther Schoormann [SR]
Heiner LauterbachWilhelm Boger [SR]
Thomas PrennJürgen Schoormann [SR]
Sabin TambreaDr. Fritz Jerichow [SR]
Matthias LuckeyKurt Grassner [SR]
Paolo Francesco MöllerAldo Fresi [SR]
Christiane ZiehlFrau Hirte [SR]
Bernhard LeuteJosef Klehr [SR]
Henning MayerEmergency doctor Prahl [SR]
Franziska RitterMrs. Lenze [SR]
Anne WeinknechtBrigitte Schoormann [SR]
Isabella R.Young Eva Bruhns [SR]
Paweł OlearczykGallus Man [SR]
Agnieszka SalamonNadia Lipman [SRE]
Lydia GeorgantziMrs. Papoulos [SRE]
Uwe FischerHeinrich Gottwald [BP]
Mateusz GrabowskiHahn's film cameraman [BP]
Hans PiesbergenHiker [BP]
Łukasz WęgrzynowskiAchim Kohl [BP]
Matthias SchletteDr Bertram [BP]
Ensemble [BP]Nils Schulz

Crew

ActivityNameComment
Production accountantWencke Sachs
1st ADSabina Franke
Prep time Schedule AD
Prep time Schedule AD
1st ADSherard Jayasuriya
Key 2nd ADMarcin Gałczyński
2nd ADMateusz Kordyl
3rd ADMagda Rossler
3rd ADAleksandra Polnicka
Base 3rd ADKamil Jękot
Cast PA
Cast PA
AD PAKinga Kornak
Additional Cast PA
Additional Cast PA
Postproduction producerSimon Sturzenegger
for Rotor Film
for Rotor Film
Vfx producerMarek Walczyk
Post production supervisorKatarzyna Komada
Post production supervisorSandra Neundorf
ColoristSebastian Göhs
DI digital intermediate supervisorSebastian Hermann
Rotor Film
Rotor Film
Digital intermediate engineerJack Robin Halens
Director of photographyJulian Hohndorf
Director of photographyAndreas Köhler
2nd assistant cameraPiotr Podsiadło
Data wrangler / digital loaderDmytro Turbal
Video assist/playback operatorOliwia Augustyn
Camera assistant also
Camera assistant also
Still photographerKrzysztof Wiktor
Casting directorMaria Rölcke
Casting directorCornelia Mareth
Casting assistantJohanna Zwarg
Costume designerMonika Jacobs
Costume supervisorAnna Wojczuk
Costume supervisorNannette Schwarz
germany
germany
Assistant costume designerMara Laibacher
Crowd costume supervisorAleksandra Mrozińska
2nd assistant costume designerTomasz Szewczyk
2nd assistant costume designerAniela Czartoryska
2nd assistant costume designerKatya Starodubova
Cast Dresser
Cast Dresser
2nd assistant costume designerMikalai Marozau
2nd assistant costume designerFilip Zaszewski
Cast dresser
Cast dresser
2nd assistant costume designerKamila Kołek
Truck costumer
Truck costumer
2nd assistant costume designerAnna Pham
Cast Dresser Woman
Cast Dresser Woman
2nd assistant costume designerJulia Pietruszka
Costume interpreterChristian Kratzert
Costumes K.Stark + S.Tambrea
Costumes K.Stark + S.Tambrea
Additional costumersNatalia Jeziorna
DirectorRanda Chahoud
DirectorIsa Prahl
Assistant to directorAntonella Pizarro
Script supervisorSven Pohl
Storyboard artistMaximilian Vogel
Actor coach (children)Billa Christe
EditorDaniel Scheuch
EditorAndrea Mertens
EditorAdrienne Hudson
Assistant editorFinn Riemer
AVID
AVID
Assistant editorMaximilian Merth
Lighting technician / electricianArtur Adamiec
Makeup artist / hair stylistKarolina Syndonin
Crowd hair and make up supervisorJulia Skorupa
ComposerDascha Dauenhauer
Assistant to composerLukas Lindner
Music consultantAnnette Gentz
Original Score
Original Score
ProducerSabine de Mardt
ProducerNina Sollich
ProducerSimon Happ
Assistant-/ junior-producerLea Hirschberg
Production designerGrzegorz Piątkowski
Standby art directorSiarhei Haiko
Set decoratorAnna Pabisiak
Set decoratorGabriele Roß
Prop masterJohannes Pfaller
PM Germany
PM Germany
Art department coordinatorSzymon Piątkowski
Graphic artistGülşah Cerit
Line producerRafaela Evers
Production Executive Disney+
Production Executive Disney+
Line producerMarkus Golisano
Production Director für Disney +
Production Director für Disney +
Production supervisorPaul Melzow
Production coordinatorTamara Eder
Production coordinatorAgnieszka Zajączkowska
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
ADR coordinatorSonja Heitmann
Assistant production managerRoksana Kniaziowska
Assistant Production Manager
Assistant Production Manager
Unit manager (local system)Paweł Czwartosz
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Location managerStanisław Burliga
Covid coordinatorRadosław Pindor
Covid and health supervisor
Covid and health supervisor
Accommodation coordinatorKlaudia Pelc-Tyńska
Travel coordinatorKlaudia Pelc-Tyńska
Assistant location managerSzymon Lis
Assistant Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager
ShowrunnerAnnette Hess
Head writerAnnette Hess
Literary sourceAnnette Hess
novel
novel
Script translatorKarin Thorne
Boom operatorChristoph Mysiakowski
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Second boom operatorAndrii Sacheva
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Assistant to sound re-recording mixerAnton Dillinger
For Rotor Film
For Rotor Film
Sound mastering engineerGökalp Ergecen
Rotor Film
Rotor Film
Sound editorAnton Dillinger
Ep. 1 and 4 (Foley) For Rotor Film
Ep. 1 and 4 (Foley) For Rotor Film
Adr editorChristoph Ulbich
Dialogue editorImmo Trümpelmann
Dialogue editorAlexander Wunsch
Dialogue editorClemens Nürnberger
Animal trainerPatrycja Matuszewska
Clearing rightsTatjana Bonnet
Eco sustainability managerJona Wirbeleit
Intimacy coordinatorKasia Szustow
Pr photographerKrzysztof Wiktor

Production companies

CompanyComment
Gaumont GmbH [de]
Warrior Bear Productions
Service-Production
Service-Production

Facilities

DepartmentCompanyComment
Cameras and UtilitiesFixafilm
DIT
DIT
Cameras and UtilitiesLudwig Kameraverleih GmbH
ARRI Mini LF
ARRI Mini LF
Lighting and UtilitiesCinelight sp. z o.o.
Transportation, Travel and AccomodationUpper Level Travel GmbH
Travel management
Travel management
CostumesTheaterkunst GmbH Kostümausstattung
KB - Monika Jacobs
KB - Monika Jacobs
CostumesWellenstein zeitgenössische Kostüme GmbH
Monika Jacobs
Monika Jacobs
PropsAdlershofer Fundus
PropsFilm Ambulanz Hamburg
medical equipment
medical equipment
Vehicles and aircraftsFilmfahrzeuge- & Setbetreuung Christian Schulz
VW T1 Ambulance 1963
VW T1 Ambulance 1963
Film Processing/TransfersRotor Film GmbH
Sound & image postproduction
Sound & image postproduction

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Randa Chahoud2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Annette Hess2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Annette Hess2024Deutscher Fernsehpreis [de]
Best Screenplay Fiction
Best Screenplay FictionWinner
Sabine de Mardt2024Deutscher Fernsehpreis [de]
Best Drama Series
Best Drama SeriesNominated
Isa Prahl2024Grimme Award [de]
Fiction
FictionNominated
Katharina Stark
2024Bunte New Faces Award [de]
Best Newcomer Actress
Best Newcomer ActressWinner
Katharina Stark
2024Blauer Panther - TV & Streaming-Award [de]
Best Actress
Best ActressWinner
Katharina Stark
2024Deutscher Fernsehpreis [de]
Best Actress
Best ActressNominated
Katharina Stark
2024Jupiter Awards [de]
Best actress (TV & Streaming) national
Best actress (TV & Streaming) nationalNominated
Dascha Dauenhauer2024Deutscher Fernsehpreis [de]
Best Music Fiction
Best Music FictionNominated

TV-broadcast

TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
First showingGermanyDisney+Wednesday, 15/11/2023