Eminent Domain (film)
Eminent Domain | |
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Directed by | John Irvin |
Written by | Andrzej Krakowski(story) Andrzej Krakowski Richard Greggson (screenplay) |
Produced by | Véra Belmont |
Starring | Donald Sutherland Anne Archer Jodhi May Paul Freeman Anthony Bate Bernard Hepton Pip Torrens |
Cinematography | |
Edited by | Peter Tanner |
Music by | Zbigniew Preisner |
Distributed by | Triumph Releasing |
Release date | 1990 |
Running time | 106 minutes |
Countries | France Canada Poland |
Language | English |
Eminent Domain is a period drama film released in 1990. It stars Donald Sutherland and Anne Archer and is directed by John Irvin.
Plot[]
The film is based on the true story of a senior member of the Polish Politburo (played by Donald Sutherland) and his wife (played by Anne Archer) who are both abruptly banished from the party. While they struggle to figure out why, having unusual encounters with people they do not know in the process, things start to take a darker turn when the wife is sent to a mental asylum and their 15-year-old daughter is kidnapped.
Cast[]
- Donald Sutherland - Josef Borski
- Anne Archer - Mira Borski
- Paul Freeman - Ben
- Anthony Bate - Kowal
- Jodhi May - Ewa
- Pip Torrens - Anton
- - Nicole
- Yves Beneyton - Roger
- Bernard Hepton - Slovak
Production[]
The movie was filmed on location in Gdańsk and Warsaw. According to film publicity, the movie was based on actual occurrences.[1]
The movie grossed $151,098 in a limited U.S. theatrical release.
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- English-language films
- 1990 films
- French films
- Films set in 1979
- Canadian films
- English-language French films
- 1990 drama films
- Films about communism
- Cold War films
- Films directed by John Irvin
- Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner
- 1990s French film stubs
- Films set in Poland
- Films set in Warsaw
- Films shot in Poland
- Films shot in Warsaw