The Aryan Couple

Name: The Aryan Couple
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 2006-10-13
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Martin Landau, Judy Parfitt, Kenny Doughty, Caroline Carver, Danny Webb

IMDb ID: tt0407536 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.4 (1,316 votes)

Genres: Drama · War

A WWII Drama about a German/Jewish industrialist who, in order to ensure his family's safe passage out of Germany, is forced to hand over his business to the Germans.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Aryan Couple
Canada: The Aryan Couple (English)
United Kingdom: The Aryan Couple
Ireland: The Aryan Couple (English)
India: The Aryan Couple (English)
South Korea: The Aryan Couple
Netherlands: The Aryan Couple (DVD Title)
New Zealand: The Aryan Couple (English)
United States: The Aryan Couple
South Africa: The Aryan Couple (English)
Hungary: Alku az életért
Poland: Aryjska para
Brazil: Contrato Arriscado
Uruguay: La pareja aria (original subtitled version)
France: Le pacte
United States: The Couple (Video Title)
Germany: Von Hitlers Schergen gehetzt
Bulgaria: Арийската двойка (Bulgarian)
Russia: Арийская пара
The CoupleContent RatingPG-13Release Date2006-10-13Runtime120 minutesMetascore29IMDb Popularity0User Reviews31Critic Reviews15Countries / RegionsUnited Kingdom
United StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsswitzerland
year 1944
cyanide pill
jew
servantFilming LocationsChabówka, Malopolskie, PolandProduction CompaniesAtlantic Film Productions
Atlantic Film
Mairis FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.aryancouple.comIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407536/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0407536.jpgUpdated At2025-07-12T23:56:30

Directors

John Daly

Writers

John Daly
Kendrew Lascelles
Lance Miccio

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Martin Landau | Character: Joseph Krauzenberg
Actor: Judy Parfitt | Character: Rachel Krauzenberg
Actor: Kenny Doughty | Character: Hans Vassman
Actor: Caroline Carver | Character: Ingrid Vassman
Actor: Danny Webb | Character: Himmler
Actor: Christopher Fulford | Character: Edelhein
Actor: Steven Mackintosh | Character: Eichmann
Actor: Jake Wood | Character: Dressler
Actor: Nolan Hemmings | Character: Gerhard
Actor: Richard Bremmer | Character: Actor
Actor: Austen Palmer | Character: Kurt Becher
Actor: Tyler Bizzell | Character: Second Sentry
Actor: Gretchen Becker | Character: Jolanda
Actor: Arcadiy Golubovich | Character: Actor
Actor: Adrian O'Donnell | Character: Adjutant
Actor: Andrzej Szenajch | Character: Max
Actor: John Edmondson | Character: First Relative
Actor: Maciej Robakiewicz | Character: Man One
Actor: Andrzej Walden | Character: Man Two
Actor: Stefan Popkowski | Character: Edelheim's Driver
Actor: Michal Chorosinski | Character: First Guard
Actor: Klaus Michal Zejdler | Character: Second Guard
Actor: Piotr Beluch | Character: First Customs Officer
Actor: Jerzy Szaniawski | Character: Family Man
Actor: Dorota Liliental | Character: Family Woman I
Actor: Monika Pikula | Character: Family Woman II
Actor: Anna Wodzynska | Character: Family Woman III
Actor: Roman Kruczkowski | Character: Doorman
Actor: Jerzy Rogalski | Character: Older Clerk
Actor: Tomasz Bielawiec | Character: Drunk Soldier III
Actor: Paulina Chrusciel | Character: Grocery Store Owner
Actor: Borys Jaznicki | Character: Himmler's Personal Servant
Actor: Jerzy Moes | Character: Krauzenberg's Chauffeur
Actor: Radoslaw Kaim | Character: German officer
Actor: Anna Piróg | Character: Train Station Passenger
Actor: Jacek Lenartowicz | Character: SS Officer - Gestapo
Actor: Rafal Sadowski | Character: SS Guard
Actor: Bartlomiej Chowaniec | Character: Drunk Soldier I
Actor: Szymon Sedrowski | Character: Drunk Soldier II
Actor: Wlodzimierz Sztejn | Character: Older Man - Scene 2
Actor: Dominika Bednarczyk | Character: Woman with Baby
Actor: Malgorzata Zawadzka | Character: Crying Woman I
Actor: Dorota Godzic | Character: Crying Woman II
Actor: Robert Koszucki | Character: Crying Man
Actor: Piotr Pilitowski | Character: Train Passenger
Actor: Andrzej Deskur | Character: Guard In The Train
Actor: Tomasz Jarosz | Character: Nazi - Train Driver
Actor: Katarzyna Wolejnio | Character: Woman On the Train Station

[Directors Group]
Name: John Daly | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: John Daly | Role: Writer
Name: Kendrew Lascelles | Role: Writer
Name: Lance Miccio | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Petr Anurov | Role: Producer
Name: Vasily Balashov | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Beale | Role: Producer
Name: John Daly | Role: Producer
Name: Arcadiy Golubovich | Role: Producer
Name: Ilya Golubovich | Role: Producer
Name: Michal Szczerbic | Role: Producer
Name: Irina Szufarska | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Igor Khoroshev | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Sergei Kozlov | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Matthew Booth | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Liora Reich | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Andrzej Halinski | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Joanna Doroskiewicz | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Wiesława Chojkowska | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jagna Janicka | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Anna Dabrowska | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Maria Dziewulska | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Anna Goronska | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Janusz Kaleja | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marcin Rodak | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Andrzej Besztak | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jennifer Daly | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Michael Daly | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Weronika Migon | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marcin Szczerbic | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Piotr Szczerbic | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Anna Bohdziewicz | Role: Art Department
Name: Magdalena Hubka | Role: Art Department
Name: Tomasz Pietrzak | Role: Art Department
Name: Mateusz Rakowicz | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrzej Rychtarczyk | Role: Art Department
Name: Dariusz Rzepecki | Role: Art Department
Name: Waldemar Weiss | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: François Blaignan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Beau Borders | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Chalfant | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Correa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jason England | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Guisetti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jacek Hamela | Role: Sound Department
Name: Catherine Harper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kazimierz Jastrzebski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Pamela Kahn | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shawn London | Role: Sound Department
Name: Taylor Martyr | Role: Sound Department
Name: Radosław Niemiec | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andy Potvin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vic Radulich | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeffery Reedy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kyle Rochlin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frank Serafine | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom Stamatio | Role: Sound Department
Name: Graeme Stoten | Role: Sound Department
Name: Elmo Weber | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Arkadiusz Rosczak | Role: Special Effects
Name: Kazimierz Wróblewski | Role: Special Effects
Name: Zdzislaw Zawiasa | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Tim Baxter | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Linthicum | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Jerzy Celinski | Role: Stunts
Name: Robert Cichon | Role: Stunts
Name: Brygida Osam-Gyaabin | Role: Stunts
Name: Zbigniew Swiderski | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tomasz Baprawski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Piotr Bujnowicz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Krzysztof Ciolkowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marek Cydorowicz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tomasz Kitrasiewicz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wlodzimierz Kolski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Remigiusz Kubiak | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mikhail Kvirikadze | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Robert Litomisky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcin Makowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adam Nawrocki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Janusz Nogal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Balázs Révész | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andrzej Scibiorek | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ryszard Szymanski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marek Wojciechowski | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mikhail Zherdin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Magdalena Szwarcbart | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Magdalena Daniszewska | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ewa Helman-Szczerbic | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alicja Hornostaj | Role: Costume Department
Name: Adam Kocemba | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ryszard Manczak | Role: Costume Department
Name: Katarzyna Mucha | Role: Costume Department
Name: Eleonora Owsianka | Role: Costume Department
Name: Andrzej Szenajch | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Sebastian Korwin-Kulesza | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Anna Palka | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Terry Glenny | Role: Music Department
Name: Dave Klotz | Role: Music Department
Name: Horacio Lanzi | Role: Music Department
Name: Bob Mollard | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Paulina Barenska | Role: Production Department
Name: Andrzej Besztak | Role: Production Department
Name: Barbara Cieslak | Role: Production Department
Name: Iwona Czaja | Role: Production Department
Name: Agnieszka Kik | Role: Production Department
Name: Halina Malek | Role: Production Department
Name: Feliks Pastusiak | Role: Production Department
Name: Giulietta Speziani | Role: Production Department
Name: Vong Chea | Role: Production Department
Name: Lilia Chen | Role: Production Department
Name: Brad Helmink | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Lemieux | Role: Production Department
Name: Christina Northrup | Role: Production Department
Name: Felipe Pimiento | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Marek Cydorowicz | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Mikolaj Dabkiewicz | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Piotr Bartoszkiewicz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Andrzej Bogdanski | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Józef Frymarski | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Tadeusz Kupiec | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Artur Lysiak | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jerzy Mizak | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pawel Stanczyk | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Józef Zapala | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Urszula Baraniak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Walter Douglas Bauer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Blayze Collins-Perucchetti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roxanne Davies | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Malgorzata Dedek | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Gavsie | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Henryk Gerlach | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elzbieta Heleniak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Wojciech Kocemba | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Szymon Lenkowski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Lotman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jerzy Mizak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Britt Napier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Egert Oja | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arkadiusz Rosczak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Grzegorz Rzepecki | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roman Strumiński | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrzej Tarasewicz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lech Traut | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Caspar von Winterfeldt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kazimierz Wróblewski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Thomas Metzger | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anya Noakes | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Jim Durkin | Role: Thanks
Name: Laya Kushner | Role: Thanks
Name: Steve Roeder | Role: Thanks
Name: Mike Rosen | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Couple | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi831193369/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi831193369/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564587770804.mp4?Expires=1788403935&Signature=LfDie~63Xyavc~micWyXLzQJrdFnIUSC1br0HWqLd5v9jFjpsZXqdIiOXMuxZEyjmA6SkoIQU3Ngmso8AeMhrqCqsAOj-zyK0SdhFqdpmXEHzR3kFfCBDxZqfDOuFOycqcu7zd3mq-tXoYkG2wqesNG~KJ8amdd5wSuYRb21wKFuroOOu0G1mQLCgv55wnxPaLcPPWLHVMNBcp8ojSTpw0sqIP~bjI4YGU2W-xKhAkbomcOAwtY62fuRPdsW89OYxJhrMCxU-RVB58Uc6PFWNFA8RlnKl4C1rnHdj1DKHrKaxbnPh4yOoCUb1LjH3x1kaQ864HckKaKfY6CzF1ORVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
The COUPLE: may i take one? | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1389413401/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1389413401/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1677810326044.mp4?Expires=1788403935&Signature=l489CuL37kGLPXyYXwYh-MxtvaiM1F-s4W6sA-YUBKivd0LHV~DyBF0XJyt~CZo81tOEC6KKvm1iC7yG2v1wqY-DUvF5P7eovRVOyjgeDX7RBNsVecNDryOWWGfSCqnj05gXBs6IETk-FSkGGUoH0o0R4VlIKfxRRMKOE6ajTfAFazAM~BrvVR3Rp7knzu2f8SVDtQm08zU4eNoN9Bo5~r3ZY01uVVjQ0yy7IPoxdnJ2UEYMKfZ0kjPnK1FSH8UB49YmbM0IXAMajy7A89DXTGayokW3fPnZsBFL~aeeZvQF8kML8Tl8wYR792DNvnXH7VV96R0mHvx5ylTCrXlhbw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: December 10, 2004 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: March 2, 2005 (Fargo Film Festival)
United States: November 18, 2005 (New York City, New York)
Netherlands: April 18, 2006 (DVD premiere)
United Kingdom: October 13, 2006
Ireland: October 13, 2006
Hungary: February 16, 2008 (TV premiere)
Uruguay: July 23, 2010 (Festival de cine judío)

Awards

Box Office