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The Harpist

Synopsis

On a remote German island in the Baltic sea, a young, idealistic bookseller dreams of a different life. A chance meeting with a beautiful Irish musician and a mysterious, enigmatic man catapults him into an unconventional underworld and an adventure far beyond the realms of his imagination.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Hansjorg Thurn
Producer
Alan Latham
Executive Producer
Alan Latham
Director of Photography
Gerry Lively
Principal cast
Christien Anholt, Geraldine O’Rawe and Stephen McGann
Screen Writer
Philip O’Shea

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Schlemmer Film Hansaring 80 Cologne Germany Tel: 221 912 7510 Fax: 221 912 7512

Sales Company

Vine International Pictures Astoria House 62 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1V 7DE Tel: 020 7437 1181 Fax: 020 7494 0634 E Mail: vine@easynet.co.uk

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