Directed by:
Peter UstinovCinematography:
Robert KraskerComposer:
Mario NascimbeneCast:
Peter Ustinov, Sandra Dee, John Gavin, Akim Tamiroff, Rik Van Nutter, Peter Jones, Suzanne Cloutier, Renato Chiantoni, Booth Colman, John Alderson, Alix Talton (more)Plots(1)
Yes it's the Romeo & Juliet story updated to during the cold war and moved to a mittel european country ruled by writer/director/star Peter Ustinov. The General arranges for the children of the US and Russian ambassadors to fall in love. The drama increases when the General has the casting vote at the UN. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Sandra Dee
USA
Best movies:
Imitation of Life (1959)
Come September (1961)
If a Man Answers (1962)
John Gavin
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Spartacus (1960)
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV movie)
Akim Tamiroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rik Van Nutter
USA
Best movies:
Thunderball (1965)
The Passionate Thief (1960)
Pacific Inferno (1979)
Peter Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Browning Version (1951)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Never Let Go (1960)
Suzanne Cloutier
Canada
Best movies:
Othello (1952)
Doctor in the House (1954)
Renato Chiantoni
Italy
Best movies:
The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci (1971) (series)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1948)
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Booth Colman
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Lawyer (1970)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
John Alderson
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Alix Talton
USA
Best movies:
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rock Around the Clock (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Edward Atienza
UK
Best movies:
Pursuit of the Graf Spee (1956)
Judith Arthy
Australia
Best movies:
Othello (1965)
The Shuttered Room (1967)
Tonio Selwart
German Empire
Best movies:
The Reluctant Saint (1962)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Unconquered (1947)
Moura Budberg
Russian Empire