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Victory

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
516
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Victory (1996)
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AdventureDramaRomance

Axel Heyst lives on a secluded island near the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya. The year is 1913. While on personal business to the port, he visits the hotel owned by racist German Schomb... Read allAxel Heyst lives on a secluded island near the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya. The year is 1913. While on personal business to the port, he visits the hotel owned by racist German Schomberg. An all-woman orchestra plays in the hotel each night, and orchestra owner, San Giacom... Read allAxel Heyst lives on a secluded island near the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya. The year is 1913. While on personal business to the port, he visits the hotel owned by racist German Schomberg. An all-woman orchestra plays in the hotel each night, and orchestra owner, San Giacomo agrees to "sell" one of the girls, Alma, to Schomberg. She asks Heyst to save her from t... Read all

  • Director
    • Mark Peploe
  • Writers
    • Joseph Conrad
    • Mark Peploe
    • Frederick Seidel
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Sam Neill
    • Irène Jacob
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    516
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Peploe
    • Writers
      • Joseph Conrad
      • Mark Peploe
      • Frederick Seidel
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Sam Neill
      • Irène Jacob
    • 13User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Willem Dafoe
    Willem Dafoe
    • Axel Heyst
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Mr. Jones
    Irène Jacob
    Irène Jacob
    • Alma
    Rufus Sewell
    Rufus Sewell
    • Martin Ricardo
    Jean Yanne
    Jean Yanne
    • Mr. Schomberg
    Ho Yi
    • Wang
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Capt. Davidson
    Irm Hermann
    Irm Hermann
    • Mrs. Schomberg
    Graziano Marcelli
    • Pedro
    Hansi Jochmann
    Hansi Jochmann
    • Mrs. Zangiacomo
    Simon Callow
    Simon Callow
    • Zangiacomo
    Michael Lee
    • Chinese Gentleman
    Leonard Maguire
    • Old Trader McNab
    Didi Saad
    • Wang's Wife
    Topan Setiadji
    • Young Chinese Houseboy
    Patrick Field
    • Wounded Gambler
    Jack Galloway
    Jack Galloway
    • First Billiard Player
    Edward Kelsey
    • Second Billiard Player
    • Director
      • Mark Peploe
    • Writers
      • Joseph Conrad
      • Mark Peploe
      • Frederick Seidel
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    • Trivia
      Spent a couple of years on the shelf in the UK before release.
    • Quotes

      Axel Heyst: I'm done with doing, Captain Davidson. I think people should be left alone.

      Capt. Davidson: [narrating] That's what he said to me, and that's just what *wasn't* going to happen.

    • Connections
      Version of Victory (1919)

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    6/10
    Great Book, Weak Film
    Victory is one of my favorite books. Victory is not one of my favorite movies. The film sticks pretty close to the original plot, but all the feeling is lost. In the novel, the relationship between Lena and Heyst is heartbreaking. In the film, it's just another bland romance.

    Also, Mr. Jones in the book is an extremely thin, spectral character, while Axel Heyst is a solid businessman. So, to me the casting of Dafoe as Heyst and Neill as Jones is completely backwards.

    This isn't a horrible picture by any means, but it could have easily been far better.

    6/10
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    • Oct 18, 2003

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1997 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pobeda
    • Filming locations
      • Indonesia
    • Production companies
      • British Screen Productions
      • Canal+
      • Extrafilm
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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