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Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected

In a world gone mad, being insane was just a way to fit in.

20086.11h 47m

Overview

After again attempting to commit murder, a Jewish man with a mysterious past and extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and body control returns to an insane asylum, where he makes a startling discovery.

Directed by Paul Schrader
Written by Noah Stollman, Yoram Kaniuk
Produced by Ehud Bleiberg, Werner Wirsing
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Adam Stein

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Commandat Klein

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Dr. Nathan Gross

Ayelet Zurer

Ayelet Zurer

Gina Grey

Hana Laslo

Hana Laslo

Rachel Shwester

Joachim Król

Joachim Król

Abe Wolfowitz

Evgenia Dodina

Evgenia Dodina

Gretchen Stein

Idan Alterman

Idan Alterman

Arthur

Juliane Köhler

Juliane Köhler

Ruth Edelson

Tudor Rapiteanu

Tudor Rapiteanu

David

Themes & Keywords

israelbased on novel or booknaziconcentration campholocaust (shoah)

About Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected is a drama, war film released in 2008 exploring themes of israel, based on novel or book, nazi, concentration camp, holocaust (shoah). Directed by Paul Schrader, it stars Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi. After again attempting to commit murder, a Jewish man with a mysterious past and extraordinary intelligence, charisma, and body control returns to an insane asylum, where he makes a startling discovery.

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