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 Schomberg. An all-woman orchestra plays in the hotel...
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Cast
| Willem Dafoe | ... |
Axel Heyst
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| Sam Neill | ... |
Mr. Jones
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| Irène Jacob | ... |
Alma
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| Rufus Sewell | ... |
Martin Ricardo
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| Jean Yanne | ... |
Mr. Schomberg
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Ho Yi | ... |
Wang
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| Bill Paterson | ... |
Capt. Davidson
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| Irm Hermann | ... |
Mrs. Schomberg
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Graziano Marcelli | ... |
Pedro
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| Hansi Jochmann | ... |
Mrs. Zangiacomo
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| Simon Callow | ... |
Zangiacomo
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Michael Lee | ... |
Chinese Gentleman
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Leonard Maguire | ... |
Old Trader McNab
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Didi Saad | ... |
Wang's Wife
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Topan Setiadji | ... |
Young Chinese Houseboy
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Patrick Field | ... |
Wounded Gambler
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| Jack Galloway | ... |
First Billiard Player
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Edward Kelsey | ... |
Second Billiard Player
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Joseph Sumner | ... |
Disgruntled Gambler
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Megan Copley | ... |
Alma as a child
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Joe Lacey | ... |
Alma's father
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Tina Teubner | ... |
Violin
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Directed by
| Mark Peploe | ||
Written by
| Joseph Conrad | ... | (novel) |
| Mark Peploe | ... | (adaptation) |
| Mark Peploe | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Frederick Seidel | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Yves Attal | ... | executive producer |
| Chris Auty | ... | associate producer |
| Simon Bosanquet | ... | producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | ... | executive producer |
| Bob Weinstein | ... | co-executive producer |
| Harvey Weinstein | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ingrid Windisch | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Richard Hartley | ||
Cinematography by
| Bruno de Keyzer | ... | director of photography (as Bruno De Keyzer) |
Editing by
| Michael Bradsell | ||
| Tony Lawson | ||
Editorial Department
| Joanne Carrard | ... | second assistant editor |
| E.P. Ebenspanger | ... | off-line video editor |
| Daryl Jordan | ... | first assistant editor |
| Alison Odell | ... | post production supervisor |
| Julian Rodd | ... | first assistant editor |
| Melanie Viner-Cuneo | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Celestia Fox | ||
Production Design by
| Luciana Arrighi | ||
Art Direction by
| Dieter Döhl | ||
| Errol Kelly | ||
| Nandi Mongarfa | ||
| Tom Nursey | ||
| Andrew Sanders | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
| Ian Whittaker | ||
Costume Design by
| Louise Stjernsward | ||
Makeup Department
| Joan Hills | ... | chief makeup artist: and hairdresser |
| Giacomo Iovino | ... | mould maker |
| Daniel Parker | ... | animatronics |
| Klaus Petzold | ... | makeup artist |
| Jenny Shircore | ... | makeup artist |
| Christine Steinfelder | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Cris Andrei | ... | production supervisor |
| Ainsley De Silva | ... | production manager: Malaysia |
| Mary Richards | ... | production supervisor |
| Chandran Rutnam | ... | production supervisor |
| Tino Saroengallo | ... | production manager: Indonesia (as TIno Saroengallo) |
| Guy Tannahill | ... | production manager |
| Barbara von Wrangell | ... | production manager: Germany |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ariane-Alexandra Ahlmann | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Patrick Clayton | ... | assistant director |
| Sherard Jayasuriya | ... | third assistant director |
| André Lindner | ... | assistant director (as André-Bernilard Lindner) |
| Riri Riza | ... | third assistant director |
| Ennison Sinaro | ... | third assistant director |
| Jens Solf | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Michael Stevenson | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| H.D. Michael Agpuhamy | ... | carpenter |
| John Belon | ... | standby carpenter |
| Roy Biggs | ... | standby stagehand |
| Andreas Brandt | ... | dressing props |
| Rashad Carre | ... | prop buyer |
| Jack Carter | ... | construction manager |
| K.D. Charles | ... | carpenter |
| Aaron Chetwynd | ... | art department assistant (as Aaron Chetwind) |
| Peter Childs | ... | draughtsman |
| D. Dharmarayne | ... | carpenter |
| Edward Dissanayake | ... | greenman |
| Lal Dissanayake | ... | greenman |
| Trevor Dyer | ... | construction supervisor |
| Jude Fernando | ... | carpenter |
| Rohan Fernando | ... | carpenter (as L. Rohan Fernando) |
| W.L.G. Fonseka | ... | carpenter |
| Mark Fruin | ... | chargehand standby propman |
| L.H. Gerard | ... | carpenter |
| Curt Hauser | ... | stand-by carpenter |
| John Hedges | ... | assistant construction manager |
| Sid Hinson | ... | standby rigger (as Sidney Hinson) |
| Oliver Humke | ... | assistant construction manager |
| K.D. Justin | ... | construction manager |
| P.U. Karunaratne | ... | painter |
| Kenneth Langridge | ... | construction supervisor |
| Lionel Liyanage | ... | painter |
| Sena Mabulage | ... | painter |
| Renne Maweikere | ... | propman |
| Mark McNeil | ... | dressing props |
| G.T.R. Mendis | ... | carpenter |
| Sophia Müller | ... | art department assistant (as Sophia Mueller) |
| Sumith Nihal | ... | carpenter |
| Roswitha Paetel | ... | dressing props |
| Anthony Percy | ... | painter |
| Raymond Perera | ... | carpenter (as K. Raymond Perera) |
| Marcus Preussing | ... | stand-by carpenter / swing gang (as Marcus Schmidt) |
| Rachmat | ... | set builder |
| P.P.D. Ranjith | ... | painter |
| Mark Reynolds | ... | chargehand dressing prop |
| Colin Rodrigo | ... | assistant property master |
| Vera Rüdiger | ... | trainee art director |
| George Salinda | ... | carpenter |
| Andrew Sanders | ... | supervising art director |
| Mel Sansom | ... | rigger |
| K.A.D. Sathyanande | ... | painter |
| Sidik | ... | carpenter |
| E.L.D.U. Silva | ... | carpenter |
| Athula Sulthanagoda | ... | assistant property master |
| Willy Tanjung | ... | propman |
| P.A.D. Thilakaratue | ... | carpenter |
| Chris Townsend | ... | draughtsman |
| Lionel Wattege | ... | carpenter |
| Joey Weber | ... | prop buyer |
| Arthur Wicks | ... | property master |
| S. Wijeratue | ... | painter |
| Ruwan Wijesundera | ... | carpenter |
| Gabi Wolf | ... | prop storeman (as Gabi Wolff) |
| Zakaria | ... | carpenter |
Sound Department
| Axel Arft | ... | sound mixer |
| Geoff R. Brown | ... | assistant sound editor (as Geoff Brown) |
| Tim Cavagin | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Rodney Glenn | ... | sound editor |
| Peter Henrici | ... | boom operator |
| Dean Humphreys | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Christopher Lloyd | ... | sound editor (as Chris Lloyd) |
| Sarah Morton | ... | sound editor |
| John Nuth | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Jim Roddan | ... | sound editor |
| David Stephenson | ... | sound mixer |
| William Trent | ... | sound editor (as Bill Trent) |
Special Effects by
| Mark Clayton | ... | special effects technician |
| Yves De Bono | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Gerd Nefzer | ... | special effects supervisor: Germany (as Gerd Feuchter) |
| Alan Titmuss | ... | plasterer |
| Trevor Williams | ... | senior special effects technician |
| Lucien Stephenson | ... | snow effects technician (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Martin Body | ... | optical cameraman |
| Sarika Salian | ... | compositor |
| David Smith | ... | optical cameraman (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Gerd Grzesczak | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Alister Mazzotti | ... | stunt assistant: Germany |
| Hans Seck | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Abay | ... | electrician |
| M. Ariyaratne Perera | ... | electrician (as Ariyaratne Perera) |
| Ali Basri | ... | chief electrician |
| Alan Butler | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
| Isabelle Casez | ... | focus puller |
| Rully Chaniago | ... | genny operator |
| John Conroy | ... | assistant camera / clapper loader |
| Sean Corcoran | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| K.A.D. Dissaneyake | ... | electrician |
| Jean-Yves Freess | ... | dolly grip |
| Alan Grayley | ... | electrician |
| K.G.S. Gunathilake | ... | key grip |
| Dirk-Martin Heinzelmann | ... | clapper loader |
| Heru | ... | electrician |
| Lothar Horn | ... | electrician |
| Bernd Howeihe | ... | electrician |
| Imam | ... | grip |
| Selvan Kannan | ... | electrician |
| Anura Koditywakku | ... | electrician |
| Suresh Krishnan | ... | electrician |
| Surendra Kumar | ... | electrician |
| Steve Langley | ... | electrician (as Stephen Langley) |
| Michel Lefrançois | ... | gaffer (as Michel LeFrançois) |
| Stephen Morley | ... | still photographer: studio |
| Manfred Naple | ... | grip assistant |
| Anthony Percy | ... | electrician |
| Jan Pester | ... | steadycam operator |
| Dominique Pinto | ... | camera operator |
| Jean Yves Press | ... | camera grip |
| Thilak Pushpakumara | ... | grip assistant |
| Hans-Joachim Rakow | ... | grip assistant |
| Janucz Reichenbach | ... | video assistant & secund unit focus |
| Deden Rukmana | ... | electrician |
| Alex Sairin | ... | electrician |
| Ronnie Savory | ... | generator operator (as Ron Savory) |
| Christian Schulz | ... | still photographer |
| Christian H. Schulz | ... | location still photographer (as Christian Schulz) |
| Johan Sjah | ... | grip |
| Soenarto | ... | genny operator |
| L.C. Somavatne | ... | electrician |
| Laurie Sparham | ... | special still photographer |
| Reinhard Stöckl | ... | best boy |
| Terry Townsend | ... | best boy |
| D. Van Gramberg | ... | electrician (as Dunham Van Cramberg) / electrician |
| Nihal Vithanage | ... | grip assistant |
| Wahidin | ... | genny operator |
| Vasantha Welimita | ... | video assistant |
Casting Department
| Hayley Hurt | ... | casting assistant |
| Renate Landkammer | ... | casting assistant |
| Patricia Pao | ... | casting assistant |
| Juliet Taylor | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Miv Brewer | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Ibrin Darmawan | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Tim Guthrie | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Dianne Murphy | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Diane Murphy) |
| Pamith Nandalal | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Ida Rachmat | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Iri Supit | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Ingrid Weiss | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Petra Wellenstein | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
| Anthony Lordon | ... | location manager |
| E. Martin Neya | ... | location manager |
| Noel | ... | location runner |
| Tache | ... | location runner |
Music Department
| Howard Ball | ... | orchestral contractor (as Howard Bull) |
| John Bell | ... | orchestrator |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
| Nicholas Bucknall | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Catherine Cargull | ... | musician |
| Suzanne Claus | ... | musician |
| Chris Dibble | ... | musical director |
| Elke Funk | ... | musician |
| Astrid Hengst | ... | musician |
| Katja N. Jepe | ... | musician |
| Britt Juckel | ... | musician |
| Katharina Kowalski | ... | musician |
| Barbro Maj | ... | musician |
| Neil McArthur | ... | music arranger |
| Eva Sänger | ... | musician |
| Dagmar Thimm | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jacqueline Gamard | ... | script supervisor |
| Nicky Ryde | ... | script associate |
Transportation Department
| Daniel Boller | ... | unit driver |
| Wilko Gerlink | ... | unit driver |
| Paul Herbsthofer | ... | unit driver |
| René Ikert | ... | unit driver |
| Karl-Heinz Klemz | ... | unit driver |
| Jens Müller | ... | unit driver |
| Desirée Schubert | ... | unit driver |
| Carsten Strup | ... | unit driver |
| Reiner Voigt | ... | unit driver |
| Nicolas Weber-Krebs | ... | unit driver |
| Werner Wittke | ... | prop driver |
Additional Crew
| Lylie Almeida | ... | accountant (as Lylie Almedia) |
| Jason Carlin | ... | modelmaker |
| Hazel Crombie | ... | location accountant |
| Patsy de Lord | ... | production coordinator |
| Clifford De Spenser | ... | dialogue coach (as Clifford De Spencer) |
| Donnatella | ... | production secretary |
| Kerstin Dyroff | ... | production assistant |
| Erizal | ... | cashier |
| Hartono | ... | runner |
| Maurice Landsberger | ... | post production accountant |
| Gilbert Limbong | ... | paramedic |
| Ian Madison | ... | associate: Sam Neill |
| Stephan Mallmann | ... | business affairs: Recorded Picture Company |
| Nina Y. Masjhur | ... | production assistant |
| Cassius Matthias | ... | research assistant |
| J.W. Mendis | ... | facility manager |
| Asoka Perera | ... | coordinator |
| Roger Phillips | ... | title designer |
| S.A. Premadasa | ... | facilities assistant |
| Sivaji Raja | ... | coordinator |
| Nono Samadiman | ... | production assistant |
| Adrian Sitepu | ... | assistant accountant (as Adrian N. Sitepu) |
| Ron Swinburne | ... | supervising production accountant |
| Rick Thorley | ... | boat wrangler |
| Tony Tucker | ... | marine coordinator |
| Charlotte Villiers | ... | assistant to director |
| Nimal Wijestri | ... | cashier |
Production Companies
- British Screen Productions
- Canal+
- Extrafilm
- Recorded Picture Company (RPC)
- Studio Babelsberg
- Telescope Films
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Distributors
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Home Video
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Miramax (United States)
- VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Spectral Recording Dolby Stereo Digital (verify theatre format)
- Studio Babelsberg (sound stages)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 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 the villains and they escape to his island and live there with native servant Wang. Schomberg points sinister Mr. Jones and his two fellow bandits to that island, saying that the fortune lies ahead of them there. Written by Anonymous |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Spent a couple of years on the shelf in the UK before release. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of Victory (1919). See more » |
| Quotes |
[last lines]
Capt. Davidson: Where ever he is, she really did save his life. She taught him how to love. That was her victory. See more » |