The Performance
“There's danger in every step.”
Harold May, an excellent Jewish-American tap dancer, on tour in Europe with his company, receives an offer from a German that is difficult to pass up: a large sum to put on a show in Berlin. The German does not know that Harold is of Jewish origins; the year is 1937 and, once they arrive in Germany, the company discovers that he will have to perform in the presence of Adolf Hitler.
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Jeremy Piven
Harold
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Robert Carlyle
Fugler
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Maimie McCoy
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Adam Garcia
Benny
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Steven Berkoff
Sam
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Isaac Gryn
Paul
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Malky Goldman
Helen
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Suzanne Shepherd
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The Sopranos
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Lara Wolf
Sira
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Daniel Finkelman
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Alba Amira Ramadani
Berta
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Shira Piven Director · Josh Salzberg Writer Lucas Lechowski Composer
United States release December 13, 2024 · Produced in Slovakia, United States · Languages English, German
Production
Daniel Finkelman Films
Production
Sparks Go
Production
FrameFilm SK
Production
Slovakia · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Italy · October 28, 2023
Premiere · Rome Film Festival
United States · December 13, 2024
Limited theatrical
United States
January 7, 2024 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
January 24, 2025 · Theatrical
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