From a Far Country (1981) - film review

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From a Far Country is an Italian-British film first released in 1981, directed by Krzysztof Zanussi. The film stars Sam Neill, Christopher Cazenove, Lisa Harrow, John Welsh and Maurice Denham. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Krzysztof Zanussi
Script: Diego Fabbri, Andrzej Kijowski, Vincenzo Labella, Jan Józef Szczepanski, Krzysztof Zanussi
Photo: Slawomir Idziak, Renata Pajchel, Mario Tursi, Krzysztof Wawrzyniak
Music: Wojciech Kilar
Cast: Sam Neill (Marian), Christopher Cazenove (Tadek), Lisa Harrow (Wanda), John Welsh (Priest), Maurice Denham (Sapieha), Cezary Morawski (Wojtyla Karol), Daniel Olbrychski (Captain), Maja Komorowska, Izabella Olszewska, Andrzej Lapicki, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Piotr Fronczewski (Palitsch), Maciej Robakiewicz, Tadeusz Bradecki, Marek Kondrat (Policeman), Jerzy Stuhr (Engineer), Jerzy Zelnik, Jerzy Nowak (Professor), Liliana Komorowska (Nun), Malgorzata Zajaczkowska, Anna Milewska, Janusz Gajos, Andrzej Hudziak, Warren Clarke (Wladek), Jonathan Blake (Jozef), Kathleen Byron (Tadek’s Mother), John Franklyn-Robbins (Curate), Carol Gillies (Wladek’s Wife), Philip Latham (Chaplain), Emma Relph (Magda), Susan Dutton (Activist), Rupert Frazer (1st Security Officer), Michael Jayston (Narrator), Georgine Anderson (Woman), Kazimierz Borowiec (Wladek’s father (Christ in the Passion)), Simon Dutton, Anne Dyson (Wladek’s mother), Tadeusz Hudziak, Kazimierz Kursa (Father Kolbe), Edward Linde-Lubaszenko (Priest from Warsaw), Matthew Long, Martin Milman, Timothy Morand (Operator), Geoffrey Russel (Curate), Andrew Seear (Stefan), Philip Trewinnard, Andrzej Zarnecki (Karol Wojtyla’s father)
Country: Italy / Poland / UK
Language: English / Polish
Runtime: 120 min

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