The Great Role
2004, French. Directed by Steve Suissa.
When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of Shylock. Thinking he has finally been cast in an important film role after years of obscurity, Maurice rushes home to tell his beloved wife, Perla. Later, Maurice discovers the part has gone to a famous American star, but he must play the role of his life to be sure Perla, who has become very ill with cancer, doesn't find out.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 13 October 2004
- Original title
- Le grand rôle
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Daniel Cohen, Steve Suissa, Sophie Tepper
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The Great Role runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Great Role isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 October 2004. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Role?
The Great Role (2004) was directed by Steve Suissa and stars Stéphane Freiss, Bérénice Bejo, François Berléand.