The Innocent (1993 film)
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by Ian McEwan
Wieland Schulz-Keil
Chris Sievernich
| The Innocent | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | John Schlesinger |
| Written by | Ian McEwan |
| Based on | The Innocent by Ian McEwan |
| Produced by | Norma Heyman Wieland Schulz-Keil Chris Sievernich |
| Starring | Anthony Hopkins Isabella Rossellini Campbell Scott |
| Cinematography | Dietrich Lohmann |
| Edited by | Richard Marden |
| Music by | Gerald Gouriet |
| Distributed by | Jugendfilm-Verleih (Germany) Entertainment Film Distributors (United Kingdom) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 107 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Germany United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $525,955 (USA) |
The Innocent is a 1993 drama film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan and based on his 1990 novel of the same name. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Isabella Rossellini, and Campbell Scott. It was released in the US in 1995.
The film takes place in 1950s Berlin at the height of the Cold War and centres around the joint CIA/MI6 real-life[1] Operation Gold: building a tunnel under the Russian sector of Berlin.
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Bob Glass
- Isabella Rossellini as Maria
- Campbell Scott as Leonard Markham
- Ronald Nitschke as Otto
- Hart Bochner as Russell
- James Grant as Macnamee
- Jeremy Sinden as Captain Lofting
- Richard Durden as Black
- Corey Johnson as Lou
- Richard Good as Piper
Releases
The film had a double world premiere in Berlin in English and German on 16 September 1993.[1] It opened on 4 screens in the United Kingdom on 24 June 1994.[2][author missing] The movie was then withdrawn from circulation and held in studio quarantine, eventually receiving a limited theatrical release in the United States in September 1995 without advance screenings for critics.[3]
