The Cold Room (TV 1984)

A girl brought to modern Germany experiences events that occurred during the World War II era.

Director:

James Dearden

Writers:

Jeffrey Caine (novel), James Dearden

Stars:

George Segal, Amanda Pays, Renée Soutendijk

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Segal	...	Hugh Martin
Amanda Pays	...	Carla Martin / Christa Bruckner
Renée Soutendijk	...	Lili
Warren Clarke	...	Wilhelm Bruckner
Elizabeth Spriggs	...	Frau Hoffman
Clifford Rose	...	Moltke
Ursula Howells	...	Headmistress
George Pravda	...	The Doctor
Lucy Hornak	...	Sophie
Gertan Klauber	...	Older Nazi
Stuart Wolfe	...	Young Man
Wolf Rüdiger Reutermann	...	Customs Officer
Judich Melische	...	Young Woman
Anthony Higgins	...	Erich

Storyline

A girl brought to modern Germany experiences events that occurred during the World War II era.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | imagination | wardrobe | world war two | possession | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English German

Release Date:

24 March 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Prisoner

Filming Locations:

East Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

HBO Premiere Films, Jethro Films Production, Mark Forstater Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Approximately 71 minutes into the movie, when Heir Bruckner (Warren Clarke) is driving his daughter, Christa (Amanda Pays), home after picking her up from Nazi Headquarters, they are obviously in a British car. Heir Bruckner is driving from the right-hand side of the car, not the left-hand side as it would be in Germany.

User Reviews

Every Which Way

Incredibly bleak and almost unwatchable. One of the rules of a good film is to create a world that is accessible. I get the main character's slipping in and out of the current reality. The problem is that things are so bleak in the contemporary that the past seems not so terrible. There is all this angst and anger. I thought to myself, this girl should be sent packing. She is the consummate brat. He father is pleasant to her, but because of the death of her mother, she resents him horribly. That said, he is about as dense as one can be. At one time, he is scolding her for smoking a cigarette; the next he is forgiving of the most outlandish behavior. I know he has no knowledge of the flipping in and out but that's an unfair part of this film as well. It's confusing because the central figure acquires new personalities as she shifts in and out of the past; but why? Isn't she really the same person and if she isn't, how does she keep a grip on reality in each place (an memory for that matter). I don't think I could watch it a second time.