Nostromo (1997– )

Stars:

Claudio Amendola, Paul Brooke, Lothaire Bluteau

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Claudio Amendola	...	Nostromo
Paul Brooke	...	Capt. Mitchell
Lothaire Bluteau	...	Martin Decoud
Claudia Cardinale	...	Teresa Viola
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Col. Sotillo
Brian Dennehy	...	Joshua C. Holroyd
Albert Finney	...	Dr. Monygham
Colin Firth	...	Charles Gould
Roberto Escobar	...	Pedro Montero
Ruth Gabriel	...	Antonia Avellanos
Fernando Hilbeck	...	Don Jose Avellanos
Serena Scott Thomas	...	Emilia Gould
Salvatore Basile	...	Gen. Montero (as Salvo Basile)
Xavier Burbano	...	Ramirez
Emiliano Díez	...	Don Pepe

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

firing squad | garrote | tv mini series | suicide | gatling gun | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [us]

Country:

Germany Italy Spain UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joseph Conrad's Nostromo

Filming Locations:

Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Prixit, Radiotelevisione Italiana

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

If you give this program a chance....

....you'll probably be pleased with the result. It's reasonably faithful to Conrad's novel, and considering the abundance of different characters and the intertwining plot lines all centering on the Mina San Tome silver mine, the miniseries manages to generally keep it all on track. The performances are generally very fine, particularly by the great Albert Finney, Colin Firth, Serena Scott Thomas, Claudia Cardinale, Lothaire Bluteau, Robert Escobar, Joaquim de Almeida, and Ruben Rabasa. Claudio Amendola is excellent in the title role, conveying both the self-confident ability and the vulnerable integrity of the novel's character very believably. Finney is also superb as the cynical Dr. Monygham. About the only weak performance is that of Ruth Gabriel, who is unconvincing as Antonia Avellanos.

It is admittedly a pretty long miniseries -- there's a lot of ground to cover -- but if you're willing to invest the time it's a superb tapestry of an adventure story.