The Great RoleMovie
When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of Shylock. Thinking he has finally been cast in an important film role after years of obscurity, Maurice rushes home to tell his beloved wife, Perla. Later, Maurice discovers the part has gone to a famous American star, but he must play the role of his life to be sure Perla, who has become very ill with cancer, doesn't find out.
About The Great Role
The Great Role is a 2004 romance, comedy, drama movie directed by Steve Suissa.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 29m, production credits from France, an original language code of FR.
The credited cast includes Stéphane Freiss, Bérénice Bejo, François Berléand, Olivier Sitruk. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
