Movie Type: Unglamorized Spy Film, Romantic Adventure
Themes: Living In Exile, Traitorous Spies/Double Agents, Double Life
Main Cast: Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren, George Murcell, Sheila Allen
Release Year: 1988
Country: US/UK
Run Time: 106 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
The year is 1908; after centuries of unchecked power, the Ottoman empire is rapidly crumbling. As a result, Turkey's secret agents--those that haven't already been eliminated by downsizing or death--operate in a vacuum, their superiors knowing little and caring less about their activities. One such spy is Ben Kingsley, a minor bureaucrat of no ambition. When ordered to help disreputable English citizens Charles Dance and Helen Mirren in the theft of a precious Greek artifact, Kingsley goes along without question. He is even prepared to follow orders and double-cross Dance the moment the robbery is pulled off. But as the film progresses, Kingsley becomes less and less of a by-the-book government functionary and more and more of an enigma--to Dance, to Mirren, to his country, to himself. More than your usual "caper" film, Pascali's Island has more layers than an artichoke. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Nadim Sawalha - Pasha; Stefan Gryff - Izzet Effendi; Vernon Dobtcheff - Pariente; T.P. McKenna - Dr. Hogan; Danielle Allan - Mrs. Hogan; Nick Burnell - Chaudan; Josh Losey - Turkish Soldier; Kevork Malikyan - Mardosian; Brook Williams - Turkish Officer; Ali Abatsis - Boy in Bath; Alistair Campbell - Captain; George Ekonomou - Greek Rebel
Credit
Philip Elton - Art Director, Petros Kapouralis - Art Director, Noel Davis - Casting, Jeremy Zimmerman - Casting, Pam Tait - Costume Designer, Guy Travers - First Assistant Director, James Dearden - Director, Edward Marnier - Editor, Cary Brokaw - Executive Producer, Loek Dikker - Composer (Music Score), Peter Frampton - Makeup, Andrew Mollo - Production Designer, Roger Deakins - Cinematographer, Cary Brokaw - Producer, Eric Fellner - Producer, Paul Raphael - Producer, Jennifer Williams - Set Designer, Special Effects, Unlimited - Special Effects, Ian Voigt - Sound/Sound Designer, Paul Weston - Stunts, James Dearden - Screenwriter, Franz Schubert - Featured Music, Barry Unsworth - Book Author
