Hidden City (1987)Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capitalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out? Will the meaning ... See full summary » Director:Stephen PoliakoffWriter:Stephen Poliakoff |
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Title: Hidden City (1987)
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James Richards
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Cassie Stuart | ... |
Sharon Newton
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Anthony
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Brewster
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Hillcombe
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Tusse Silberg | ... |
Barbara
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Schoolmaster
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Saul Jephcott | ... |
Curtis
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Boyce
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Stevan Rimkus | ... |
Young Man in Tunnel
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Gerard Horan | ... |
Young Man in Tunnel
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Chris Jury | ... |
Man at Incinerator
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Campbell Morrison | ... |
Man at Rubbish Tip
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Robin Soans | ... |
Man in Tram Tunnel
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Noreen Kershaw | ... |
Woman Teacher
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Cassies Stuart leads the uncooperative Charles Dance into a world of misplaces government secrets, capitalistic artists and bungling secret agents. Will the truth be out? Will the meaning of the hidden film footage spliced into innocuous Government Information Films be discovered? And what is so important about this misplaced medical records. Hidden city is a film set in a London, made hidden by the layers of history and secrets. Written by Robert Leather <user@robert.leather.softnet.co.uk>
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Beneath the city streets lie government secrets. File #7 is missing... Pray they don't find it.Parents Guide:
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24 June 1987 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
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Music by Ronald Hanmer
Francis Day & Hunter Ltd
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What a strange movie. The story is amazingly thought-provoking and intriguing. Think of all the hidden secrets a city like London hides beneath it's surface? All the archives of wartime experiments, government mysteries, documents and information never meant for public eye.
You have a young woman trying to convince a statistician (?) played by Charles Dance that there are hidden messages or clues of a bigger picture in some wartime archive films.
The story sadly never quite uses all of it's potential. It's interesting all the way, but you're never really sure what is going on until the very end and the motivations of the characters are left a bit unknown. They're basically just intrigued and driven by pure interest rather than a real cause.
What makes the movie a bit messy and difficult to follow, is the fact that there are a few separate leads they're following, the archived films and a few documents they find at a waste dump. You also have people trying to catch them, but you're not really sure why. At least I was left a bit puzzled of what's going on at times, but maybe that was the point. You never know what you find, if you just look carefully.
Definitely an interesting story, but the execution is a bit flawed and dated. It's got a very strong late 80s vibe to it and it's a bit of an artsy one. Someone might call this a "strange one", but definitely worthwhile if you catch it somewhere.