Success Is the Best Revenge
John Hurt and Michael York - Together for the first time!
1984 | 91m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Jerzy Skolimowski |
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| Writer: | Jerzy Skolimowski, Michel Ciment, Michał Skolimowski, Harriet Pacaud, Barbara Elster |
| Staring: |
| Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize the authoritarian Polish government. His sons might not share his political views, though. | |
| Release Date: | May 26, 1984 |
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| Director: | Jerzy Skolimowski |
| Writer: | Jerzy Skolimowski, Michel Ciment, Michał Skolimowski, Harriet Pacaud, Barbara Elster |
| Genres: | Drama |
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| Production Companies | Gaumont, Emerald |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael York | Alex Rodak |
| John Hurt | Dino Montecurva |
| Anouk Aimée | Monique des Fontaines |
| Michel Piccoli | French Official |
| Michał Skolimowski | Adam Rodak |
| Józef Skolimowski | Tony Rodak |
| Jane Asher | Bank Manager |
| Joanna Szczerbic | Alicia Rodak |
| Tristram Jellinek | Second inspector |
| Hilary Drake | Stage Manager |
| Archie Pool | Casius Banghali |
| Bill Monks | First Grip |
| Michael Sarne | Video Store Attendant |
| Ralph Nossek | Magistrate |
| Ric Young | Chinese Waiter |
| Malcolm Sinclair | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Adam French | Martin |
| Claude Le Saché | Monsieur Conio |
| Sam Smart | Mallett |
| Tim Brown | Professor |
| Maureen Bennett | BA Girl |
| Martyn Whitby | Video Game Club Clerk |
| Robert Whelan | Horse Cop |
| Suzan Crowley | First Inspector |
| Tristram Jellinek | Second Inspector |
| Colin Bennett | Usher |
| Felicity Dean | TV Director |
| Guy Deghy | Angry Old Man |
| Eugeniusz Korczarowski | Genio |
| Stella Maris | Spanish Woman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Andrzej Kostenko | Second Unit Director, Editor |
| Voytek | Production Design |
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Screenplay, Director |
| Michel Ciment | Writer |
| Stanley Myers | Music |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Michał Skolimowski | Writer |
| Harriet Pacaud | Writer |
| Barbara Elster | Writer |
| Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Mike Fash | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerzy Skolimowski | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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