Melancholia


1h 28m 1986

Brief Synopsis

An expatriate German artist living in London, once active in student politics, is called upon by a former acquaintance to assassinate a South American doctor known to have tortured a political activist.

Film Details

Also Known As
Melencolia
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Willis Wrightson
Location
Florence, Italy; Hamburg, West Germany; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

An expatriate German artist living in London, once active in student politics, is called upon by a former acquaintance to assassinate a South American doctor known to have tortured a political activist.

Crew

Kevin Aldridge

Caterer

Helga Bahr

Coproducer

Graham Barbour

Assistant Director

Robert Beeson

Assistant

Tonny Berggraaf

Driver

Helga Borsche

Executive Editor

Jan Michael Brandt

Production Manager

Dean Brodrick

Music Arranger

Francine Brown

Continuity

Stuart Bunting

Camera

Stuart Bunting

Grip

Eddie Burt

Grip

Bill Chamberlain

Product Placement

Denis Crossan

Director Of Photography

Annie Curtis Jones

Costume Designer

Ursula Dorny

Accountant

Margaret Duston

Art Director

Sergio Eacciotti

Driver

Claudia Effner

Assistant Editor

Wendy Ellerker

Production Accountant

Ginny Emery

Office Runner

Andi Engel

Screenplay

John Engleman

Caterer

Sandra Exelby

Makeup

Joanna Finch

Other

Simon Fisher-turner

Music

Ray Gibbs

Makeup

Ray Gibbs

Wardrobe

Maurizio Guara

Driver

Luke Hallam

Office Runner

Atique Hanif

Stunts

Charles Haskins

Office Runner

Kevin Hoar

Construction Manager

Nigel Holland

Sound Design

Nigel Holland

Sound Editor

Paul Klein

Location Assistant

Brigit Kohncke

Location Manager

Ulf Kruger

Foley

Uwe Langmaack

Gaffer

Colin Maccabe

Producer

Andy Martin

Electrician

Eliza Mellor

Production Coordinator

Chris Middleton

Other

Kenny Miller

Wardrobe Assistant

Pete Murphy

Boom Operator

Monika Negt

Assistant Editor

Davina Nicholson

Assistant Director

Gilly Poole

Casting

Andy Powell

Technical Supervisor

Greg Powell

Stunt Coordinator

Robert Pye

Electrician

Sarah Quill

Photography

Katy Radford

Associate Producer

Liz Reddish

Casting

George S Richardson

Sound

Lewis Rodia

Screenplay

Christopher Roth

Editor

Ulrike Schenk

Office Runner

Claudia Schroder

Production Manager

Monika Schuchard

Assistant Editor

Jock Scott

Production Designer

Dominic Seal

Gaffer

Max Seeburg

Other

Jorg Semsch

Office Runner

Giuseppe Maria Sesti

Location Manager

Marella Shearer

Hair

Marella Shearer

Makeup

Suzanne Smith

Casting

Mary Soan

Assistant Director

Lisa Stephenson

Production Assistant

Robert A. Storer

Other

Peter Tullo

Location Manager

Christine Vogeler

Production Assistant

Thomas Vosseler

Driver

Klaus R Weinrich

Art Director

Steve Wheeler

Property Master

Hugh Whittaker

Camera Operator

Christine Wieland

Props

Nick Wilkinson

Stunt Coordinator

Willis Wrightson

Production Insurance

Film Details

Also Known As
Melencolia
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
1986
Production Company
Willis Wrightson
Location
Florence, Italy; Hamburg, West Germany; London, England, United Kingdom

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1989

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States April 1986

Released in United States August 1989

Released in United States May 1989

Released in United States May 1990

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 20, 21 & 22, 1989.

Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 12-27, 1989.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today & Tomorrow) August 24-September 4, 1989.

Shown at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (British Film Institute: Five Years of New Cinema, 1986-1990) in New York City April 12-23, 1991.

Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 23 & 26, 1990.

Feature directorial debut for Andi Engel.

Began shooting October 17, 1988.

Re-released in Rome September 1990.

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (West European Cinema) April 19 - May 3, 1990.)

Released in United States April 1986 (Shown at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (British Film Institute: Five Years of New Cinema, 1986-1990) in New York City April 12-23, 1991.)

Released in United States May 1990 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 23 & 26, 1990.)

Released in United States August 1989 (Shown at Edinburgh Festival August 12-27, 1989.)

Released in United States 1989 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Today & Tomorrow) August 24-September 4, 1989.)

Released in United States May 1989 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 20, 21 & 22, 1989.)