Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
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Matthew Modine
Jakob
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Stranger Things
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Lara Flynn Boyle
Rahel
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Twin Peaks
Men in Black II
Sean Bean
Esau
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Game of Thrones
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Joss Ackland
Isaak
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Lethal Weapon 2
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Juliet Aubrey
Lea
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The White Queen
Primeval
Irene Papas
Rebekka
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The Odyssey
Z
Giancarlo Giannini
Laban
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Casino Royale
Hannibal
Christoph Waltz
Morasch
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Django Unchained
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Christoph M. Ohrt
Beor
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Ballermann 6
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Philip Locke
Wahrsager
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Thunderball
The Plague Dogs
Cecilia Dazzi
Bilha
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Yvonne Sciò
Jehudit
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Peter Hall Director · Lionel Chetwynd Screenplay Francesco Maria Nappi Screenplay
Budget $10M · United States release December 4, 1994 · Produced in Austria, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States
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Budget
$10,000,000
Production
Lux Vide
Production
Lube
Production
Beta Film
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Turner Pictures
Production
Quinta Communications
Production
RAI
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France 2
Production
Atresmedia
Production
ARD
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MTM Enterprises
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Česká televize
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NCRV
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ORF
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BSB
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Austria · Czechia · France · Germany · Italy · Morocco · Netherlands · United Kingdom · United States
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Original language
English
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English · French · German
Release dates
Germany · December 4, 1994
TV
United States · December 4, 1994
TV · TNT
Italy
December 12, 1994 · TV
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