The Abyss
L'oeuvre au noir
Release: 1988-05-13
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.2
Drama
The Inquisition is in full swing in 16th century Flanders. Wanted for his dissident writings, the alchemist doctor Zeno has been wandering Europe under an assumed name for twenty years. But he remains a non-conformist. He returns to his native Bruges, where he thinks he has been forgotten. In this silent labyrinth where the faces of the past resurface, he rediscovers his identity and thus signs his death warrant.
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Cast
Mathieu Carrière
as Pierre de Hamaere, Pierre
Philippe Léotard
as Henri-Maximilien
Marie-France Pisier
as Martha
Christian Maillet
as Philibert
Gian Maria Volonté
as Zenone
Sami Frey
as Prieur des Cordeliers
Johan Leysen
as Rombaut
Roger Van Hool
as L'officier
Herbert Flack
as Pouvoir
Dora van der Groen
as Greete
Jean Bouise
as Campanus
Harry Cleven
as L'officier
Alexandre von Sivers
as Deuxième théologien
Serge-Henri Valcke
as Capitaine du bateau
Pierre Dherte
as Cyprien
Anna Karina
as Catherine
Marie-Christine Barrault
as Hilzonde
Senne Rouffaer
as Le Cocq
Linda Schagen Van Leeuwen
as Fille Citrouille
Gaëtan Wenders
as Un moine (uncredited)
