Genghis Cohn

Genghis Cohn (1993) is a comedy, tv movie film directed by Elijah Moshinsky rated 5.1/10.

In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall comedian Genghis Cohn. Many years later, Otto is comfortably retired into the life of a highly respected police commissioner, and is investigating a series of murders when he encounters the ghost of Genghis Cohn. The haunting turns into a taunting, and before he knows it, Schatz is slowly driven mad as he is lured into a trap.

Cast

Antony Sher

Genghis Cohn

Robert Lindsay

Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police

Matthew Marsh

Herr Kruger

Diana Rigg

Baroness Frieda von Stangel

Paul Brooke

Interior Minister

Daniel Craig

Lieutenant Guth, Schatz's replacement

Frances de la Tour

Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger, Psychiatrist

Shaun Dingwall

Sergeant Hubsch

Robert Lang

Police Chief

Patrick Godfrey

Deputy Mueller

Frances de la Tour

Dr. Helga Feuchtwanger

Peter Penry-Jones

Dr. Brauner