Danish director Søren Kragh-Jacobsen's fine direction of child actors as well as youth-themes is legendary ("The Boys from St. Petri" and many others). Here applied to a Danish-led, English-language (shot on German and Polish locations) coproduction adaptation of Uri Orlev's partly autobiographical novel about a lone Jewish boy's survival through guts and wits in the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto during World War 2.
| Original title | Øen i Fuglegaden |
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| Danish title | Øen i Fuglegaden |
| Director | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Screenplay | Tony Grisoni, John Goldsmith |
| Based on | Delvis selvbiografisk roman af Uri Orlev. |
| Producer | Tivi Magnusson, Rudy Cohen |
| Director of Photography | Ian Wilson |
| Editor | David Martin |
| Sound | Per Streit |
| Composer | Zbigniew Preisner |
| Production designer | Norbert Scherer |
| Casting | Liora Reich, Sheila Trezise |
| Appearance | Jordan Kiziuk, Patrick Bergin, Jack Warden, James Bolam |
| Production country | Denmark, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Production company | M&M Productions, April Productions |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
| International sales | Moonstone Entertainment Inc. |
| Technical info | 3061 meter, 35 mm, 1,85:1 - Widescreen, color, Dolby SR |
| Danish theatrical release | 11.04.1997 |
| Cinemas | Dagmar, Palads, Bio Lyngby, Værløse Bio, BioCity (Tåstrup) samt i 7 biografer i provinsen |
| Danish rating | Allowed for children over the age of 12 |
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| Production company | M&M Productions, April Productions |
| Domestic distribution | Warner & Metronome |
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Instruktion |
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| Direction | Søren Kragh-Jacobsen |
| Casting | Liora Reich |
| Casting | Sheila Trezise |
| Casting: Germany | Sabine Schwedhelm |
| 1st assistant director | Tim Lewis |
| 1st assistant director: Poland | Haider Rizvi |
| 2nd assistant director | Marcus Catlin |
| 2nd assistant director: Poland | Jaroslaw Marszewski |
| 2nd assistant director: Poland | Marek Piestrak |
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Manus |
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| Screenplay | Tony Grisoni |
| Screenplay | John Goldsmith |
| Storyboard | Michael Jensen |
| Script supervisor | Danuta Skarszewska |
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Produktion |
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| Producer | Tivi Magnusson |
| Producer | Rudy Cohen |
| Executive producer | Kim Magnusson |
| Executive producer | Rolf Deyhle |
| Executive producer | David Korda |
| Executive producer | Grazyna Solarczykowna |
| Associate producer | Victoria Lucas |
| Line producer | David Ball |
| Unit manager | Mieczyslaw Janowski |
| Assistant (Søren Kragh-Jacobsen) | Tomas Villum Jensen |
| Production assistant | Stephanie Ahlen |
| Production coordinator: Poland | Anna Czarska |
| Production coordinator | Corinne Le Hong |
| Production coordinator | Antje Köster |
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| Cinematographer | Ian Wilson |
| First assistant camera | Czeslaw Cyran |
| Clapper/loader | Sven Heinrich |
| Steadicam operator | Knut K. Pedersen |
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| Still photographer | Astrid Wirth |
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Lys |
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| Gaffer | Klaus Peter Venn |
| Best boy | Georg Nonnenmacher |
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Klip |
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| Editor | David Martin |
| Assistant editor | Ulla Hiltl |
| Assistant editor | Mikaela Von Freiesleben |
| Negative cutting | Renate Hähner |
| Negative cutting | Olga Zapletal |
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Musik |
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| Composer | Zbigniew Preisner |
| Conductor | Jacek Kaspszyk |
| Music mixer | Rafal Paczkowski |
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Produktionsdesign |
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| Production designer | Norbert Scherer |
| Set decorator | Eliane Huss |
| Props | Ulrike Gojowczyk |
| Props | Rolf Köhler |
| Props | Piotr Wilczynski |
| Set designer | Andrzej Waltenberger |
| Set designer | Matthias Wahl |
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Kostumer |
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| Costume designer | Bea Gossmann |
| Costume designer | Barbara Sródka-Makówka |
| Costume assistant | Daniele Gossens-Dommel |
| Wardrobe assistant | Martina Schall |
| Wardrobe assistant | Teresa Tutak |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup artist | Erika Sternberg |
| Makeup artist | Gerd Zeiss |
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| Sound designer | Per Streit |
| Sound effect editor | Jim Skau |
| Sound editor | Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen |
| Sound editor | Niels Arild |
| Sound mixer | Rolf Hapke |
| Foley artist | Julien Naudin |
| Boom operator | Frank Lehner |
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Special effects |
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| SFX | Detlef Kaschugg |
| SFX | Slawomir Maslanka |
| SFX | Klaus Mitter |
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Visual effects |
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| Color timing | Hans-Gabriel Bergmann |
| Title design | Hasse Christensen |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt coordinator | Waclaw Wisniowski |
| Stunts | Tomek Zawade |
| Stand-in | Marian Strus |
| Stand-in | Rivens Wehner |
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Medvirkende |
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| Alex | Jordan Kiziuk |
| Stefan | Patrick Bergin |
| Boruch | Jack Warden |
| Dr. Studjinsky | James Bolam |
| Goehler | Stefan Sauk |
| Henryk | Simon Gregor |
| Freddy | Lee Ross |
| Stasys's mor | Suzanna Hamilton |
| Stasya | Sian Nicola Liquorish |
| Stasyas mor | Suzanna Hamilton |
| Bolek | Michael Byrne |
| Fru Studjinsky | Heather Tobias |
| Hr. Gryn | Leon Silver |
| Fru Gryn | Sue Jones-Davies |
| Yanek | Nigel John Whitear |
| Avrum | Misha Daniel King |
| Tsyppora | Nicole Maria Hann |
| En dreng | Richard William Pepper |
| Adam | Marek Grabowski |
| Yossi | Phil-Alexander Szalek |
| Joseph | Marcin Herman |
| Benny | Pawel Lauterbach |
| Yitzak | Jacek Milczanowski |
| Richter | Pawt Okonski |
| Podukski | Leon Niemczyk |
| Goehlers adjudant | Jacek Krautforst |
| Tysk soldat | Frank Albrecht |
| Bange mand | Jan Blecki |
| Jødisk politimand | Juliusz Chrzastowski |
| Miriam | Katazyna Suszyto |
| Bennys mor | Juilta Wotoszynska |
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Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Festival |
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| Public Prize, Lübecker Nachrichten | 1998 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 1998 |
| Adult Jury's 1st. Prize | 1998 | Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival 1998 |
| Feature Film & Video, Adult Jury | 1998 | Vienna Film Festival, Viennale 1998 |
| Public Prize, Lübecker Nachrichten | 1997 | Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage 1997 |
| Honorable Mention | 1997 | Amsterdam Cinekid 1997 |
| Province of Salerno Prize | 1997 | Giffoni Film Festival 1997 |
| Silver Bear, Best Music | 1997 | Berlinale 1997 |
| Special Mention | 1997 | Berlinale 1997 |
Festival screenings
| Festival | Festival date |
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| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 2004-11-04 |
| Guadalajara Film Festival | 2000-03-10 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1998-11-05 |
| Chicago Int. Children's Film Festival | 1998-11-04 |
| Vienna Film Festival, Viennale | 1998-10-17 |
| Poznan Ale Kino! International Children's Film Festival | 1998-04-27 |
| Istanbul Int. Film Festival | 1998-04-18 |
| Goa - Int. Film Festival of India | 1998-01-10 |
| Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage | 1997-11-06 |
| Amsterdam Cinekid | 1997-10-11 |
| Haugesund, Den Norske Filmfestivalen | 1997-08-16 |
| Giffoni Film Festival | 1997-07-20 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | 1997-05-15 |
| Cannes, Festival de | 1997-05-07 |
| Malmö, BUFF | 1997-03-10 |
| Berlinale | 1997-02-13 |
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