Largo Desolato (1990)
A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a four-and-one-half-year prison term for political subversion. The play focuses on two days in the life of a dissident writer who is awaiting the knock at the door that may send him to prison.
Director: Jiri Zizka
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F. Murray Abraham as Professor Leopold Nettles |
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George Martin as Edward |
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Sally Kirkland as Suzana |
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Phoebe Cates as Marguerite |
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Barton Heyman as 1st Sidney |
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Peter Maloney as 2nd Sidney |
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Amy Wright as Lucy |
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Mark Nelson as Bertram |
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David Margulies as 1st Visitor |
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John Seitz as 2nd Visitor |
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Herschel Sparber as 1st Man |
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Bob Martana as 2nd Man |
| Directing | Jiri Zizka | Director |
| Writing | Václav Havel | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Tom Stoppard | Writer |
| Editing | Stanley Warnow | Editor |
| Camera | Bobby Bukowski | Director of Photography |