---
title: 'Sunshine (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'István Szabó'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 173
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'Austria'
  - 'Hungary'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunshine-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145503/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sunshine (1999)

1999 · 173 min · Drama, War, Romance, History · Germany, Austria, Hungary, Canada


## Synopsis

Sunshine is a 1999 epic historical drama film directed by István Szabó and written by Israel Horovitz and Szabó. It follows five generations of a Hungarian Jewish family, originally named Sonnenschein, later changed to Sors, during changes in Hungary, focusing mostly on the three generations from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century. The family story traverses the creation of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through to the period after the 1956 Revolution, while the characters are forced to surrender much of their identity and endure family conflict. The central male protagonist of all three generations is portrayed by Ralph Fiennes. The film's stars include Rachel Weisz and John Neville, with the real-life daughter and mother team of Jennifer Ehle and Rosemary Harris playing the same character across a six-decade storyline.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Israel Horovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/israel-horovitz), [István Szabó](https://cinepixo.com/people/istvan-szabo)
- **Director:** [István Szabó](https://cinepixo.com/people/istvan-szabo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jarre](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jarre)
- **Producer:** [Robert Lantos](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lantos), [András Hámori](https://cinepixo.com/people/andras-hamori)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lajos Koltai](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-koltai)
- **Editor:** [Michel Arcand](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-arcand), [Dominique Fortin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-fortin)

## Cast

- [László Gálffi](https://cinepixo.com/people/laszlo-galffi)
- [Mari Törőcsik](https://cinepixo.com/people/mari-torocsik)
- [Jácint Juhász](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacint-juhasz)
- [Lajos Kovács](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-kovacs)
- [Sándor Simó](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandor-simo)
- [Molly Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-parker)
- [James Frain](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-frain)
- [Bill Paterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paterson)
- [Rachel Weisz](https://cinepixo.com/people/rachel-weisz)
- [Hanns Zischler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hanns-zischler)
- [Joachim Bißmeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/joachim-bi-meier)
- [Deborah Kara Unger](https://cinepixo.com/people/deborah-kara-unger)
- [John Neville](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-neville)
- [Buddy Elias](https://cinepixo.com/people/buddy-elias)
- [Trevor Peacock](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-peacock)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunshine-1999
Film facts: Wikidata (Q173804); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.