The Harpist (film)
Encyclopedia
The Harpist is a 1999 British
-German
drama film
directed by Hansjörg Thurn and starring Geraldine O'Rawe
, Christien Anholt
and Stephen McGann
. A young German travels to Hamburg
to see an Irish harpist who he has become obsessed with. Its German title is Die Harfenspielerin.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
-German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Hansjörg Thurn and starring Geraldine O'Rawe
Geraldine O'Rawe
-Selected filmography:* Circle of Friends * Some Mother's Son * The Harpist * Adoration -External links:...
, Christien Anholt
Christien Anholt
Christien Alexis Anholt is an English stage, television and film actor best known for his role as Nigel Bailey on the television series Relic Hunter...
and Stephen McGann
Stephen McGann
Stephen McGann is an English actor - one of a family of acting brothers including Joe, Paul and Mark. He began his professional career in 1982, starring in the West End musical Yakety Yak. He has since worked extensively in British theatre and on screen.In 1989 he starred as Mickey in the West End...
. A young German travels to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
to see an Irish harpist who he has become obsessed with. Its German title is Die Harfenspielerin.
Partial cast
- Geraldine O'RaweGeraldine O'Rawe-Selected filmography:* Circle of Friends * Some Mother's Son * The Harpist * Adoration -External links:...
- Rebecca Kennedy - Christien AnholtChristien AnholtChristien Alexis Anholt is an English stage, television and film actor best known for his role as Nigel Bailey on the television series Relic Hunter...
- Ferdinand Rupitsch - Stephen McGannStephen McGannStephen McGann is an English actor - one of a family of acting brothers including Joe, Paul and Mark. He began his professional career in 1982, starring in the West End musical Yakety Yak. He has since worked extensively in British theatre and on screen.In 1989 he starred as Mickey in the West End...
- Henry Kennedy - B.J. Hogg - Vinz
- John KavanaghJohn KavanaghJohn Kavanagh is an Irish actor. He has acted on the stage, in over twenty films and in numerous television programmes. He is the father of the actress Rachel Kavanagh.-Career:Film credits include:* Closing The Ring - Reverend Smith...
- Puder - Colin BakerColin BakerColin Baker is a British actor who is known for playing Paul Merroney in The Brothers from 1974 to 1976 and as the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986.- Background:Colin Baker was born in London, but moved north to...
- Father Rupitsch - Tim HudsonTim HudsonTimothy Adam Hudson is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Atlanta Braves. Hudson began his major league career with the Oakland Athletics and played his last two years of college eligibility at Auburn University...
- Otto - Pax Lohan - Mrs. Brusis
- Barbara MurrayBarbara MurrayBarbara Ann Murray is an English actress. She was married to the actor John Justin and had three daughters, but they divorced in 1964....
- Mrs. Budde