Sarah — Every Time We Say Goodbye Character Profile

About Sarah

At 18, she is a serene Spanish Jewish girl who meets David during her recovery. Initially hesitant due to their diverse backgrounds and family disapproval, she eventually embraces their romance. After a night together, she reluctantly asks her cousin Nessim to marry her to appease her family while David is deployed, but promises to wait for his return.

Character Facts

Played by

Cristina Marsillach

Appears in

Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Sarah — Romantic Interest — David (Tom Hanks)

  Central lovers separated by cultural and wartime barriers.

• Sarah — Family Cousin — Victoria (Anat Atzmon)

  Cousins navigating social expectations together.

• Sarah — Family Cousin — Nessim (Moni Moshonov)

  Family relatives bound by shared heritage.

• Sarah — Family Grandmother — Lea (Gila Almagor)

  Elderly matriarch observing Sarah's emotional conflict.

• Sarah — Social Acquaintance — Peter (Benedict Taylor)

  Connected through shared social circles and wedding events.

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More characters from Every Time We Say Goodbye

• David (Tom Hanks)
• Peter (Benedict Taylor)
• Lea (Gila Almagor)
• Victoria (Anat Atzmon)
• Nessim (Moni Moshonov)
• Rosa (Esther Parnass)
• Mrs. Finkelstein (Orna Porat)
• Daniel (Moshe Ivgy)
• Raphael (Avner Hizkiyahu)
• Shaltiel (Nissim Azikri)
• Solomon (as Jack Cohen) (Jacques Cohen)
• Gavriel (as Danni Muja) (Dan Muggia)