The Call of the Toad
Unkenrufe
Synopsis
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
Top Cast
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Krystyna Janda
Aleksandra Piatkowska
Matthias Habich
Alexander Reschke
Dorothea Walda
Erna Brakup
Bhasker Patel
Chatterjee
Udo Samel
Vielbrand
Marek Kondrat
Marczak
Mareike Carrière
Johanna Dettlaff
Joachim Król
Pastor Karau
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Priest Bieroński
Aleksandra Kisio
Iwonka
Krzysztof Globisz
Wróbel
Mirosław Baka
Mechanic
Meret Becker
Sophia
Justus Kranz
Young Alexander Reschke
Dominik Klaumann
Tommy
Frederick Lau
Hitlerjugend
Izabela Januszko
Young Aleksandra Piątkowska
Monika Pikuła
ZMP Chairwoman
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1.3M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Robert Gliński
- Screenplay & Story
- Cezary Harasimowicz, Pawel Huelle, Günter Grass, Klaus Richter
- Original Score
- Richard G. Mitchell
- Original Title
- Unkenrufe
- Country of Origin
- Germany, Poland
- Spoken Languages
- German, Polish
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Budget
- $1.3M
- Production Studios
- Kino Świat, Soho Images Film Laboratory, Cine Plus Koln GmbH (DE), Sound Vision GmbH (DE), Ziegler Film, Filmcontract, Film & Music Entertainment Ireland, Degeto Film, Telewizja Polska, Urząd Miasta Gdańska (PL), Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Eurimages, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego, Agencja Media Plus
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Robert Gliński
Cezary Harasimowicz, Pawel Huelle, Günter Grass, Klaus Richter
Richard G. Mitchell
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Henryk Romanowski, Hartmut Köhler, Regina Ziegler
Department Leadership Roster
Cezary Harasimowicz
Writer
Robert Gliński
Director
Henryk Romanowski
Producer
Krzysztof Szpetmański
Editor
Pawel Huelle
Writer
Jochen Schumacher
Production Design
Robert Czesak
Production Design
Bea Gossmann
Costume Design
Anna Kiljańska
Costume Design
Regina Ziegler
Producer
Klaus Richter
Writer
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Polish Films
Polish cinema: Wikidata country-of-origin Poland, merged with the canon (Polish Film School, Moral Anxiety, Has, Zulawski, Kieslowski, Wajda, contemporary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Call of the Toad
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is The Call of the Toad about?
A Polish woman and a German man fall in love against the odds and decide to set up a cemetery for exiles. But can their daring venture survive the call of the toad? Adapted from Gunter Grass’ novel.
Who directed The Call of the Toad?
The Call of the Toad was directed by Robert Gliński.
Who stars in The Call of the Toad?
The principal cast of The Call of the Toad includes Krystyna Janda, Matthias Habich, Dorothea Walda, Bhasker Patel, Udo Samel.
When was The Call of the Toad released and how long is it?
The Call of the Toad was released in 2005 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for The Call of the Toad?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Call of the Toad was composed by Richard G. Mitchell.
Is The Call of the Toad based on a book or true story?
The Call of the Toad is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Günter Grass".