A Crack in the Ice
A Crack in the Ice
Release: 1985-08-06
·Runtime: 90m
A comedy about injustice set in St Petersburg in 1839. The Tsar has tightened up security and mounted a round-the-clock guard at his palace - the Peter and Paul Fortress. Unfortunately for Private Postnikov, he hears the cries of a drowning man and goes to his rescue. The rest follows.
Cast
Michael Hordern
as The Storyteller
Benjamin Whitrow
as Capt. Kirov
Christopher Strauli
as Capt. Miller
Timothy Spall
as Pte. Postnikov
Michael Troughton
as 1st Guard
Eric Richard
as Hospital Orderly
Tim Barker
as Prisoner
Freddie Jones
as Lt. Col. Svinin
Don Henderson
as The Peasant
Robert Burbage
as Kokoshkin's Aide
Nicholas Gecks
as Svinin's Aide
Pete Postlethwaite
as Painter
Bryan Pringle
as Supt. of Police
Garry Cooper
as 2nd Guard
Michael Bryant
as Gen. Kokoshkin
Tony Caunter
as Sgt. Platov
