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7.4/10   32 votes
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Writers:
J.G. Farrell (novel)
Charles Sturridge (writer)
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Release Date:
1 May 1988 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
In politics, love is the first casualty
Plot:
A grand hotel fallen into decay, two women with secrets and a dangerous political situation about to boil over... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Not worth the trouble more

Cast

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Sean Bean ... Capt. Bolton
Duncan Bell ... Foster-Smith
Ian Charleson ... Maj. Brendan Archer

Andrew Connolly ... Driscoll
Mark Conrad ... Mortimer
Jim Culleton ... Jury's Porter
Julia Dearden ... Fidelma
Cathleen Delany ... Miss Rice
Martin Dempsey ... Mr. Devlin
Fabia Drake ... Mrs. Rappaport
James Ellis ... Murphy
Susan Field ... Mrs. Porteous
Jerome Flynn ... Matthews
Michael Forde ... Corporal
Eric Franics ... Mr. Norton
James Gaddas ... Pike
Matyelok Gibbs ... Miss Staveley
Emer Gillespie ... Sarah Devlin

Julie Hale ... Bridie
Susannah Harker ... Angela Spencer
Denys Hawthorne ... Boy O'Neill
Ann Marie Horan ... Maire Noonan
Eamon A. Kelly ... Dr. Ryan (as Eamon Kelly)
Garrett Keogh ... Evans
Dervla Kirwan ... Viola O'Neill
Lollie May ... Miss Bagley
Justin McCarron ... Padraig Ryan
Stella McCusker ... Mrs. O'Neill
Breffni McKenna ... Ripon Spencer
Pauline McLynn ... Hospital Nurse
Jane Quarmby ... Charity Spencer
Sarah Quarmby ... Faith Spencer
Ian Richardson ... Edward Spencer
Charlie Roberts ... Station Master
Ann Rowan ... Mrs. Devlin
Anna Livia Ryan ... Jury's Maid
Stephen Ryan ... RIC Sergeant
Jonathan Scott-Taylor ... Berry
Phillida Sewell ... Miss Johnston
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Additional Details

Runtime:
208 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color

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3 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Not worth the trouble, 19 February 2005
3/10
Author: bejasus from United States

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Erratic pacing, this movie doesn't know what it wants to be: satire, farce, or melodrama. No matter which mode it is in during any particular scene, it gets it wrong. For instance, there's a running "joke" about the cats that have multiplied to astronomical proportions, taking over the Majestic Hotel. During a fire, there's a funny shot of the cats tearing out of the hotel. Kinda funny. But then there's a shot of a cat stuck in a chandelier, and obviously about to be killed by the flames. Kinda horrific. But then you start thinking -- how did the cat get in a chandelier in a building with 20 foot ceilings? None of the resultant conflict in emotion (laughter, horror, confusion) seem to serve any role in moving the plot forward, nor does the director seem to want you to be torn between two moods. It's just awkwardly written and directed.

Ian Richardson, however, gives a great performance as always.

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