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The Hostage of Europe (1989)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Jerzy Kawalerowicz

Synopsis

On the island of Saint Helena, a prisoner Napoleon resisted allies who, through the voice of the English governor, Hudson Lowe, tried to humiliate him, break him, poison him in the figurative sense of the word, and perhaps literally.

Actors

Roland Blanche
Roland Blanche
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Dobtcheff
Hudson Lowe
François Berléand
François Berléand
Generał Charles Tristan de Montholon
Didier Flamand
Didier Flamand
Generał Henri Gatien Bertrand
Ronald Guttman
Ronald Guttman
Generał Gaspard Gourgaud
Maria Gładkowska
Maria Gładkowska
Madame Albine de Montholon
Leon Charewicz
Leon Charewicz
Lokaj
Agnieszka Mirowska-Tomaszewska
Agnieszka Mirowska-Tomaszewska
Arkadiusz Bazak
Arkadiusz Bazak
Admirał George Cockburn
Piotr Grabowski
Piotr Grabowski
Engilsh Officer
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Isabelle Petit-Jacques
Madame Bertrand
Catriona MacColl
Catriona MacColl
Lady Lowe
Jean Barney
Jean Barney
Cipriani
Jean-François Delacour
Jean-François Delacour
Las Cases
Georges Claisse
Georges Claisse
Thomas Reade
Daniel Langlet
Daniel Langlet
Marquis de Montchenu
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Jean-Jacques Moreau
Marchand
Jay Benedict
Jay Benedict
Captain Henry Fox
Piotr Krukowski
Piotr Krukowski
Baron Sturmer
Czesław Wojtała
Czesław Wojtała
Count Balmain
Natalia Dontcheva
Natalia Dontcheva
Suzanne Lowe
Wojciech Kępczyński
Wojciech Kępczyński
Dr O'Meara
Vasil Botchvarov
Vasil Botchvarov
Dr Antomarchi
Ludomir Biedecki
Ludomir Biedecki
Las Cases' son
Monika Kuklińska
Monika Kuklińska
Baroness Sturmer
Bogumił Atanasow
Bogumił Atanasow
English officer
Panajot Canajew
Panajot Canajew
English petty officer
Jacek Gudejko
Jacek Gudejko
Eugeniusz Karczewski
Eugeniusz Karczewski
Ryszard Radwański
Ryszard Radwański
butler
Marek Sikora
Marek Sikora
butler Santini
Jan Tomaszewicz
Jan Tomaszewicz
Cwetan Vatev
Cwetan Vatev
English officer
Andrzej Żółkiewski
Andrzej Żółkiewski

Crews

Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Director
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Writer
Wiesław Zdort
Wiesław Zdort
Director of Photography
Józef Bartczak
Józef Bartczak
Editor
Jerzy Blaszyński
Jerzy Blaszyński
Sound
Maciej Małecki
Maciej Małecki
Music
Jacek Turewicz
Jacek Turewicz
Production Design
Miłko Marinov
Miłko Marinov
Production Design
Zdravko Marinov
Zdravko Marinov
Production Design
Judy Shrewsbury
Judy Shrewsbury
Costume Design
Danuta Kowner-Hałatek
Danuta Kowner-Hałatek
Costume Design
Teresa Tomaszewska
Teresa Tomaszewska
Makeup Artist
Janina Sękowska
Janina Sękowska
Makeup Artist

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