The Distant Land

The Distant Land

103 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 1987

The Distant Land (German: Das weite Land) is a 1987 Austrian-German drama film directed by Luc Bondy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Based on a play by Arthur Schnitzler, which is generally referred to in English as The Vast Domain and was also adapted by Tom Stoppard as Undiscovered Country.

The Distant Land

103 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 1, 1987

The Distant Land
The Distant Land (German: Das weite Land) is a 1987 Austrian-German drama film directed by Luc Bondy. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Based on a play by Arthur Schnitzler, which is generally referred to in English as The Vast Domain and was also adapted by Tom Stoppard as Undiscovered Country.
Producers Satel Fernseh- und Filmproduktion, Almaro Film
Original title Das weite Land
Directors Luc Bondy
Writers Botho Strauß, Luc Bondy, Lubor Dohnal, Arthur Schnitzler

Cast

Michel Piccoli

as Friedrich Hofreiter

Bulle Ogier

as Genia

Wolfgang Hübsch

as Dr. Mauer

Milena Vukotić

as Frau Wahl

Dominique Blanc

as Adele Natter

Paulus Manker

as Korsakow

Gabriel Barylli

as Otto

Paul Burian

as Natter

Jutta Lampe

as Frau Meinhold-Aigner

Alain Cuny

as Aigner