Walter Süskind (played by Jeroen Spitzenberger) is a protagonist in Süskind.
A Jewish man in occupied Amsterdam who manages a detention and deportation operation while secretly using registration records, transport lists, forged exemptions, and bureaucratic discrepancies to rescue Jewish children and delay deportations. He manipulates a German officer through personal rapport and repeatedly risks his position to protect others. Ferdinand Aus der Fünten (played by Karl Markovics) is a protagonist in Süskind.
A German officer whose loneliness and dependence on alcohol are exploited by Walter, who cautiously befriends him to gain influence and protect people threatened with deportation. Fanny Philips (played by Katja Herbers) appears in Süskind.
A woman ordered to be sent directly to Mauthausen. Her imminent deportation prompts Walter to confront officials and threaten them, temporarily halting the order. Prof. David Cohen (played by Rudolf Lucieer) appears in Süskind.
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Characters
Walter Süskind
(played by Jeroen Spitzenberger) — protagonist
A Jewish man in occupied Amsterdam who manages a detention and deportation operation while secretly using registration records, transport lists, forged exemptions, and bureaucratic discrepancies to re...
Ferdinand Aus der Fünten
(played by Karl Markovics) — protagonist
A German officer whose loneliness and dependence on alcohol are exploited by Walter, who cautiously befriends him to gain influence and protect people threatened with deportation.
Fanny Philips
(played by Katja Herbers) — supporting
A woman ordered to be sent directly to Mauthausen. Her imminent deportation prompts Walter to confront officials and threaten them, temporarily halting the order.
Prof. David Cohen
(played by Rudolf Lucieer) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Walter Süskind → Prof. David Cohen
(Professional Operational Coordination)
After learning that 7,000 more people are to be deported, Walter proposes creating thousands of additional exemption letters while Prof. David Cohen i...
Walter Süskind → Ferdinand Aus der Fünten
(Power Strategic Manipulation)
Walter befriends Ferdinand and exploits the officer's loneliness and dependence on alcohol to protect children and influence deportation procedures.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Walter Süskind → Fanny Philips
(Alliance Protective Advocacy)
When Fanny is ordered to be sent directly to Mauthausen, Walter confronts the officials and threatens consequences to stop the transport temporarily.
Story Analysis
Walter Süskind uses an official detention role, personal influence, and forged documents to create chances of survival inside a deportation system.
Plot Progression
Occupation And Entrapment
Access To A Hidden Rescue
Forgery Beneath The Nursery
Personal Loss And Immediate Threat
Letters Against The Transport
Directed by Rudolf van den Berg
Süskind (2012) · 7/10 · drama, war
Content sources
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(Q1966634), public domain (CC0).
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