The House
The House
Release: 1984-09-27
·Runtime: 59m
·★ 5.0
Drama
War
TV Movie
Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
Channel 4 Television
Cast
Pam Ferris
as Mrs. Smeth
Nigel Hawthorne
as General Fagg
Diana Hardcastle
as Mrs. Janek
Stefan Kalipha
as Butler
Stephen Rea
as The Soldier
Richard Marner
as Count Von Eisen
Jonathan Cecil
as Bishop Wooler
Emil Wolk
as Russian Officer
Dudley Sutton
as Mr. Janek
Alun Armstrong
as Mr. Smeth
Ingrid Pitt
as Countess Von Eisen
