The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Overview
An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,244,381.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.584 |
Directed By
Paul Schrader
Crew
Paul Schrader
Harold Pinter
Dante Spinotti
Angelo Badalamenti
Ian McEwan
Linda Reisman
Mary Selway
John Thompson
Mario Cotone
Rachel Griffiths
Giacomo Lesina
Mariolina Bono
Giovanni Corridori
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
Nicola Pecorini
Giorgio Armani
Luigi Marchione
Gianni Quaranta
Luca Anzellotti
Bruce Kitzmeyer
Stefano Paltrinieri
Maurice Schell
Massimo Anzellotti
Drew Kunin
Bill Pankow
James Beshears
Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
Mel Zelniker
Luciano Anzellotti
Adriano Di Lorenzo
Stefano Bolzoni
Pietro Sassaroli
Gabriella Di Santo
Enrico Lucidi
Marco Sacerdoti
Fabio Olmi
Mark Goodermote
Alberico Novelli
Alfio Ambrogi
Marcello Pericone
Giuseppe Meloni
Francesco Zaccaria
Angelo Pititto
Alessandro Rossi
Alberto Grassi
Sandro Bolli
Doriano Torriero
Franco Torriero
Mauro Misino
Sergio Rossi
Bruno Anghelone
Francesco Cagnone
Alessandro Alberti
Alessandro Sacchetti
Umberto Vandilli
Franco Pizzonia
Ivano Conte
Claudio Tedesco
Antonio Tedesco
Galliano Donati
Alberto Chiovenda
Ivano Ferrario
Floriano Prozionato
Luciano Bispuri
Maria Giovanna Caselli
Paola Petricca
Paolo Franceschi
Walter Cossu
Stefano Fava
Luciana Maria Costanzi
Laura Borselli
Kristina Boden
Sue Blainey
Fabio Maiuri
Daniele Sordoni
James H. Nau
Jane McCulley
Thomas S. Drescher
Susan Sklar Friedman
Leslie Gimbel
Deborah Imogen Beer
Giorgio Padoan
Alessandro Senaldi
Stefano Secchi
Paola Saraval
Giancarlo Barbieri
TOP CAST
Christopher Walken
Robert
Rupert Everett
Colin
Natasha Richardson
Mary
Helen Mirren
Caroline
Manfredi Aliquò
Concierge
David Ford
Waiter
Daniel Franco
Waiter
Rossana Canghiari
Hotel Maid
Fabrizio Sergenti Castellani
Bar Manager
Giancarlo Previati
First Policeman
Antonio Serrano
Second Policeman
Mario Cotone
Detective
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