Shadow Man (1988 film)

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Shadow Man
Directed by Piotr Andrejew
Written by Piotr Andrejew
Produced byGuys Versluis
Starring Tom Hulce
Manouk van der Meulen
Jeroen Krabbé
Thom Hoffman
Cinematography Wit Dabal
Music by Edvard Grieg
Wim Mertens
Distributed byRCV
Hilversum
New World Pictures
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
93 minutes
Countries Netherlands
United Kingdom
LanguagesEnglish
Dutch

Shadow Man is a 1988 film about a Polish-Jewish refugee during a fictional war in Amsterdam.

Contents

Premise

The story of a war refugee who's hiding in Amsterdam.

Cast

Production

The film was written and directed by Polish director Piotr Andrejew, recognized in Europe for his short movies, with the photography by Wit Dabal and the music by Edvard Grieg and Wim Mertens. A Dutch-British co-production in English, with some minor Dutch dialogue.

Patsy Kensit backed out one day before shooting; Manouk van der Meulen took over her role.

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