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The Death of Klinghoffer
Synopsis
October 1985. Four young Palestinians - Omar, Mamoud, Rambo and Molqi - are lined up against a wall in an Italian police station. Marilyn Klinghoffer, an American woman, walks into the room and faces the men. She spits into the face of one of them, who glares back at her defiantly.
The film is a screen adaptation of John Adams' opera, based around the hijacking in 1985 of a cruise liner by Palestinian gunmen. The narrative is interspersed with flashbacks providing historical background and perspective to the event.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 120 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Penny Woolcock
- Producer
- Jan Younghusband
- Executive Producer
- Jan Younghusband
- Editor
- Brand Thumin
- Screenwriter
- Penny Woolcock
- Director of Photography
- Graham Smith
- Sound
- Mike Hatch
- Music
- John Adams
- Principal Cast
- Yvonne Howard, Sanford Sylvan, Christopher Maltman, Tom Randle, Kamel Boutros, Leigh Melrose, Emil Marwa, Vivian Tierney, Dean Robinson, Kirsten Blase, Nvala Willis
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 7th September 2006
