The Song of Names Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 10, 2022

The Song of Names

Release Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2019 Limited

Director: Francois Girard

Starring: Clive Owen • Tim Roth • Jonah Hauer-King • Catherine McCormack • Eddie Izzard

PG-13 Drama N/A

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86% WILL SEE 14% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Martin Simmonds (Tim Roth) has been haunted throughout his life by the mysterious disappearance of his “brother” and extraordinary best friend, a Polish Jewish virtuoso violinist, Dovidl Rapaport, who vanished shortly before the 1951 London debut concert that would have launched his brilliant career. Thirty-five years later, Martin discovers that Dovidl (Clive Owen) may still be alive, and sets out on an obsessive intercontinental search to find him and learn why he left.

Drama

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Who is making The Song of Names – Crew List

A look at The Song of Names behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Francois Girard last helmed Silk. The film's writer Jeffrey Caine last penned The Constant Gardener and Rory O'Shea Was Here.

Director: Francois Girard
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine
Producer: Jens Meurer

Studios: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Company: Egoli Tossell Film
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Production – What we know about the The Song of Names

Key Facts

Based on Norman Lebrecht's highly acclaimed novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2019

Completed

Changed The Song of Names movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some strong language, brief sexual material, thematic elements, and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Song of Names Trailers and Clips

The Song of Names

Official Trailer

The Song of Names Release Date: When was the film released?

The Song of Names was released in limited movie theaters on Wednesday, December 25 , 2019. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Little Women, A Hidden Life and Spies in Disguise. As a limited release, The Song of Names was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.