Success Is the Best Revenge (1984) Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Drama
Film Synopsis
Alex Rodak is a notorious theatre director, a Pole living in exile in
London. He is presently trying to raise money for his next play,
a politico-mystical concoction. Meanwhile, his young son Adam is
in the midst of an existential crisis. Tired of being surrounded
by people who are not what they seem, he takes a plane to Poland, where
he believes things are really happening...
Script: Jerzy Skolimowski, Michal Skolimowski,
Michel Ciment,
Harriet Pacaud,
Barbara Elster
Cinematographer: Mike Fash
Music: Stanley Myers, Hans Zimmer
Cast:Michael York (Alex Rodak),
Joanna Szczerbic (Alicia Rodak),
Michal Skolimowski (Adam Rodak),
Józef Skolimowski (Tony Rodak),
Michel Piccoli (French Official),
Anouk Aimée (Monique des Fontaines),
John Hurt (Dino Montecurva),
Ric Young (Chinese Waiter),
Claude Le Saché (Monsieur Conio),
Malcolm Sinclair (Assistant Stage Manager),
Hilary Drake (Stage Manager),
Jane Asher (Bank Manager),
Adam French (Martin),
Sam Smart (Mallett),
Tim Brown (Professor),
Maribel Jones (Maribel),
Michael Sarne (Video store attendant),
Maureen Bennett (BA Girl),
Martyn Whitby (Video game club clerk),
Bill Monks (First grip)
Country: France / UK
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 91 min
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