Film
Success Is the Best Revenge
France · United Kingdom- Director
- Jerzy Skolimowski
- Year
- 1984
John Hurt and Michael York - Together for the first time!
Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize the authoritarian Polish government. His sons might not share his political views, though.
Top cast
Michael York
Alex Rodak
John Hurt
Dino Montecurva
Anouk Aimée
Monique des Fontaines
Michel Piccoli
French Official
Michał Skolimowski
Adam Rodak
Józef Skolimowski
Tony Rodak
Jane Asher
Bank Manager
Joanna Szczerbic
Alicia Rodak
Tristram Jellinek
Second inspector
Hilary Drake
Stage Manager
Archie Pool
Casius Banghali
Bill Monks
First Grip
Michael Sarne
Video Store Attendant
Ralph Nossek
Magistrate
Ric Young
Chinese Waiter
Malcolm Sinclair
Assistant Stage Manager
Adam French
Martin
Claude Le Saché
Monsieur Conio
Directed by
Jerzy Skolimowski
Written by
Jerzy Skolimowski, Michał Skolimowski, Michel Ciment, Harriet Pacaud
Produced by
Jerzy Skolimowski