Movie
Orlando
Overview
England, 1600. Queen Elizabeth I promises Orlando, a young nobleman obsessed with poetry, that she will grant him land and fortune if he agrees to satisfy a very particular request.
Details
- Release date
- 1992-12-11
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mikado Film, Adventure Pictures, Rio, Sigma Pictures, Lenfilm
- Country
- France, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tilda Swinton as Orlando
- Billy Zane as Shelmerdine
- Lothaire Bluteau as The Khan
- John Wood as Archduke Harry
- Charlotte Valandrey as Sasha
- Heathcote Williams as Nick Greene / Publisher
- Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I
- Peter Eyre as Mr. Pope
- Thom Hoffman as King William of Orange
- Kathryn Hunter as Countess
- Ned Sherrin as Mr. Addison
- Jimmy Somerville as Singer / Angel
Crew
- Sally Potter - Director
- Sally Potter - Screenplay
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