Hugh Whitemore adapted Bruce Chatwin's novel for this tale of a New York antique dealer who travels to Prague to buy the porcelain collection of the late Baron Utz, only to become embroiled in the wreckage of the dead man's unusual life history after he discovers that the collection is missing.
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz
Brenda Fricker
Marta
Peter Riegert
Marius Fisher
Paul Scofield
Dr. Vaclav Orlik
Gaye Brown
Ada Krasova
Miriam Karlin
Grandmother
Pauline Melville
Curator
Christian Mueller-Stahl
Baron Kaspar Joachim Utz aged 18
Jakub Zdeněk
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 11
Christian Rabe
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 5
Crew
George Sluizer
Director
Hugh Whitemore
Screenplay
Bruce Chatwin
Novel
Lin Friedman
Editor
Gérard Vandenberg
Director of Photography
John Goldschmidt
Producer
Polly Hootkins
Casting
Marie Franková
Costume Design
Bothilla Bergschmidt
Makeup Artist
Paul Schmidt
Makeup Artist
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Karel Vacek
Set Designer
Viktor Schwarz
Production Manager
Patrick Brandt
Production Manager
Ulrich Schröder
Art Direction
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