7.3Summary
Franz, a young man, works in a dye factory in Prague. One day he notices a rash-like eczema, growing on his hands. All attempts to treat it with ointment fail, and the rash gradually spreads over his body.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Cast
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Daniel Day-LewisKafka
Robert HinesFranz (young)
Alan MacNaughtanDoctor
Trevor PeacockFranz (old)
Jim BroadbentGutling
Hugh FraserCulick
Vivian PicklesLily
Bernard WrigleyWorkmen
Charlotte ColemanSeamstress
Rosemary MartinMiss Weber
Geoffrey PalmerThe Angry Doctor
Roger HammondThe Fat Doctor
Benjamin WhitrowLecturer in Medical School
Katy BeheanBeatrice
Tony HaygarthPohlmann
Sam KellyOne-Legged Man
Richenda CareyTall Woman
Crew
- Directed by
- Richard Eyre
- Written by
- Alan Bennett
- Produced by
- Innes Lloyd
- Music by
- Ilona Sekacz
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Facts
February 22, 1986 · 1 h 16 min · Drama, TV Movie
- Released
- February 22, 1986
- Runtime
- 1 h 16 min
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United Kingdom