Shadow Man (1988 film)

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

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

Premise

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

Cast

• Tom Hulce as David Rubenstin / The Shadow Man
• Jeroen Krabbé as Theo
• Manouk van der Meulen as Monique
• Trudy Labij as Mevrouw Christine Wisse
• Thom Hoffman as Fuchs
• Karin Bloemen as Bella
• Hans Hoes as Brosch
• Hans Dagelet as Postbode
• Jasper Faber as Barman
• Roelant Radier as Hunter (credited as Roeland Radier)
• Vincent Lancee as Policeman

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.

Honours

• Nominated Golden Leopard for Best Film at the Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland; 1989.
• Opening Film Netherlands Film Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands; 1988.

External links

• Shadowman at IMDb
• Shadow Man at Rotten Tomatoes