Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)
Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize the authoritarian Polish government. His sons might not share his political views, though.
Director:
Jerzy Skolimowski
Writer:
Jerzy Skolimowski
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Michael York as Alex Rodak |
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John Hurt as Dino Montecurva |
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Anouk Aimée as Monique des Fontaines |
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Michel Piccoli as French Official |
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Michał Skolimowski as Adam Rodak |
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Józef Skolimowski as Tony Rodak |
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Jane Asher as Bank Manager |
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Joanna Szczerbic as Alicia Rodak |
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Tristram Jellinek as Second inspector |
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Hilary Drake as Stage Manager |
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Archie Pool as Casius Banghali |
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Bill Monks as First Grip |
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Michael Sarne as Video Store Attendant |
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Ralph Nossek as Magistrate |
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Ric Young as Chinese Waiter |
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Malcolm Sinclair as Assistant Stage Manager |
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Adam French as Martin |
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Claude Le Saché as Monsieur Conio |
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Sam Smart as Mallett |
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Tim Brown as Professor |
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Maureen Bennett as BA Girl |
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Martyn Whitby as Video Game Club Clerk |
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Robert Whelan as Horse Cop |
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Suzan Crowley as First Inspector |
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Tristram Jellinek as Second Inspector |
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Colin Bennett as Usher |
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Felicity Dean as TV Director |
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Guy Deghy as Angry Old Man |
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Eugeniusz Korczarowski as Genio |
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Stella Maris as Spanish Woman |
| Art | Voytek | Production Design |
| Production | Jerzy Skolimowski | Producer |
| Writing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jerzy Skolimowski | Director |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Music |
| Editing | Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Writing | Michał Skolimowski | Writer |
| Writing | Harriet Pacaud | Writer |
| Writing | Barbara Elster | Writer |
| Editing | Andrzej Kostenko | Editor |
| Writing | Michel Ciment | Writer |
| Sound | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Andrzej Kostenko | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
