Utz (film)

Utz is a 1992 British drama film directed by George Sluizer, produced by John Goldschmidt and starring Brenda Fricker, Peter Riegert and Armin Mueller-Stahl. Mueller-Stahl won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Utz
Directed byGeorge Sluizer
Written byHugh Whitemore
Bruce Chatwin
Based onUtz
by Bruce Chatwin
Produced byJohn Goldschmidt
StarringArmin Mueller-Stahl
Brenda Fricker
Peter Riegert
Paul Scofield
CinematographyGérard Vandenberg
Edited byLin Friedman
Music byNicola Piovani
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release date
1992
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film is based on the 1988 novel Utz by Bruce Chatwin, who also co-wrote the screenplay.

Premise

An art dealer goes to Prague after the death of a friend, Baron von Utz, to obtain the Baron's priceless Meissen porcelain collection. He meets an old friend, Orlik, who tells him about the Baron's past while he struggles to discover what happened to the collection.

Cast

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1992 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 29 May 2011.


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