Marco Hofschneider

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Hofschneider as Solly Perel, a Jew forced by circumstance to pledge allegiance to Adolf Hitler. Based on a true story.
Hofschneider as Solly Perel, a Jew forced by circumstance to pledge allegiance to Adolf Hitler. Based on a true story.

Marco Hofschneider (sometimes credited as Hosschneider) (born August 30, 1969 in Berlin, Germany) is a German actor best known for his biographical portrayal of Solomon Perel in the 1990 acclaimed (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominated) World War II film Europa Europa. (Note that Europa Europa is known as Hitlerjunge Salomon to most European audiences.)

Since then, he has appeared in many German and North American film and television programs.

Marco has an older brother named Rene who played his older brother Isaak in Europa Europa. Rene is an accomplished actor in his own right. According to IMDB, Rene was the original choice for the part of Solomon Perel but financial pressures delayed the production of the film until Rene was too old to play the teenaged Perel.

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