The Prisoner of St. Petersburg

1h 22m 1989

Brief Synopsis

One night in the bizarre odyssey of a young man, obsessed with the criminally insane characters of Gogol and Dostoevski, after he's arrived in Berlin from an unknown Eastern frontier.

Cast & Crew

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Ian Pringle

Director

Noah Taylor

Jack

Katja Teichmann

Johanna

Solveig Dommartin

Elena

Rene Schonenberger

Businessman

Dennis Staunton

Irishman

Film Details

Also Known As
Prisoner of St. Petersburg
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC)
Location
West Berlin, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Synopsis

One night in the bizarre odyssey of a young man, obsessed with the criminally insane characters of Gogol and Dostoevski, after he's arrived in Berlin from an unknown Eastern frontier.

Director

Ian Pringle

Director

Cast

Noah Taylor

Jack

Katja Teichmann

Johanna

Solveig Dommartin

Elena

Rene Schonenberger

Businessman

Dennis Staunton

Irishman

Johanna Karl-lory

Old Woman

Olivier Picot

Stefan

Christian Zertz

Lorenzo

Hans Martin Stier

Truck Driver

Efrem Accurso

Italian Truck Driver

Michael Obinja

Russian Man In Train

Lars Michalak

Russian Man Behind The Door

Ifim Bender

Russiam Man In Stairwell

Manfred Salzgeber

Russian Man With Coat

Wieland Speck

Youth In Bar

Pat O'connell

Singing Irishman

Ralph Wittgrebe

German Drunk

Crew

Ray Argall

Director Of Photography

Andre Belitzki

Lighting

Holger Bruninger

Art Department Assistant

Jolanda Darbyshire

Casting

Jolanda Darbyshire

Production Manager

Justus Hasenzahl

Other

Gunther Kortwich

Sound Transfer

Uwe Kossmann

Production Assistant

Marion Kronberger

Production Accountant

Eckhard Kuchenbecker

Sound Recording

Peta Lawson

Production Designer

Rainer Lorenz

Sound Mixer

Uli Mayer

Titles

Lindsey Merrison

Continuity

Lars Michalak

Production Runner

Michael Obinja

Dialogue Coach (Russian)

Ian Pringle

Other

Daniel Scharf

Producer

Michael Scheel

Location Manager

Eva Schellemann

Assistant Editor

Benjamin Schlesinger

Bestboy

Paul Schutze

Music

Ronald Simoneit

Stills

Stephan Sommersberg

Gaffer

Klaus Sungen

Producer

Klaus-peter Venn

Camera Assistant

Ursula West

Editor

Veronika Wildt

Makeup

Michael Wren

Screenwriter

Film Details

Also Known As
Prisoner of St. Petersburg
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Australian Film Commission (AFC)
Location
West Berlin, West Germany

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 22m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States June 1989

Released in United States October 1989

Released in United States June 7, 1990

Released in United States October 1990

Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 1989.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1 & 2, 1989.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City October 4-13, 1989.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 7, 1990.

Shown at Anthology Film Archives, New York City October 11-25, 1990.

Shot in 22 days in 1988.

Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival October 1 & 2, 1989.)

Released in United States June 1989 (Shown at Melbourne Film Festival June 1989.)

Released in United States October 1990 (Shown at Anthology Film Archives, New York City October 11-25, 1990.)

Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City October 4-13, 1989.)

Released in United States June 7, 1990 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival June 7, 1990.)

Released in United States 1989

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