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Prince of Shadows

Prince of Shadows

19915.01h 49m

Overview

Madrid, 1962. More than twenty years after the civil war has finished, a communist comes back to Spain to kill a traitor.

Directed by Pilar Miró
Written by Mario Camus, Pilar Miró, Antonio Muñoz Molina
Produced by Andrés Vicente Gómez
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Top Cast

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Darman

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Rebeca

José Luis Gómez

José Luis Gómez

Ugarte/Valdivia

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Rebeca Osorio

Simón Andreu

Simón Andreu

Andrade

Aleksander Bardini

Aleksander Bardini

Bernal

John McEnery

John McEnery

Walter

Jorge de Juan

Jorge de Juan

Luque

Themes & Keywords

woman director

About Prince of Shadows

Prince of Shadows is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of woman director. Directed by Pilar Miró, it stars Terence Stamp, Patsy Kensit, José Luis Gómez. Madrid, 1962. More than twenty years after the civil war has finished, a communist comes back to Spain to kill a traitor.

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