Klára Issová
Klára came to prominence in the Czech Republic when she was just a teenager playing a lead role in the film Indiánské léto (1995) and since has become one of the country’s most admired actresses. Her other credits include Nejasná zpráva o konci světa (1997), Co chytneš v žitě (1999), Dune (2000), The Mists of Avalon (2001), Anne Frank (2001), Anděl Páně (2005), and Grandhotel
(2006). She is also a theater actress and producer and has performed in
countless plays in the most prestigious theater companies in Prague and
the entire Czech Republic. She recently starred in TV series and films
including Joan of Arc (1999), Children of Dune (2003), Rose and Maloney (2005) and recently Operace Silver A (2007).
Hynek Čermák
Hynek is one of the Czech Republic’s most admired actors, working in most of the major theater companies in Prague for many years now, and plays in drama and comedy with equal conviction and talent. He has
starred and been featured in numerous TV series, including Stalingrad (1993) and Joan of Arc (1999), as well as films produced in CZ, and in the films ...a bude hůř (2007) and Domov (2001).
Lucie Vondráčková Lucie is one of CZ’s most well known singer/actresses, having begun her career as a child star coming from a well-known family. Apart from producing and singing on some of the best selling CD’s in the country, she is a successful actress on stage and screen. In theater she plays roles from Shakespeare to modern musicals and on film she has appeared in some twenty films, including Heaven’s Tears (1994), Nejasná zpráva o konci světa (1997), the box office champion of the year Snowboardáci (2004), and more recently the new films Kvaska (2007), Bathory
(2007), as well as many others over the years in a list too long to recite. She has also starred and featured in numerous TV series and films and performs in plays and concerts around the world.
Nick Mancuso
Nick is a veteran of Film, Theater and TV, with a career that spans four decades and the entire planet. He has worked on over 120 films and 4 TV series in which he starred for major American networks. He is a prolific writer himself, having written countless plays, essays and articles, and has designed acting courses which he has taught.
Originally born in Calabria, Italy and later raised in Canada, Nick has
worked most of his life between Hollywood, New York, Toronto and Rome.
Some of his most major credits include the movies Nightwing (1979), Ticket to Heaven (1981), Maria Chapdelaine (1983), Heartbreakers (1984), Night Magic (1985), Under Siege (1992), and My Soul to Take (2) (2008). His TV work includes starring in the series Call of the Wild (2000), Matrix (1993) and Stingray (1986) and he has featured in many popular other series including The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985), Total Recall 2070 (1999), and The Outer Limits
(1996-2001). Nick is a classic working actor, who has played alongside
Michelle Pfeiffer, Sophia Loren, Kim Basinger, Faye Dunaway and
Charlton Heston, and has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award
by the Toronto Italian Film Festival.
Jeffrey Joseph
Jeffrey is a NY based actor who has worked in film and TV. His credits include special guest star roles on The Sopranos (2006), Law & Order (2002, 2004), NYPD Blue (1997), Pacific Blue (1996), and he was a lead in Dream On (1990) and featured in the pilot episode of In Living Color (1990). He has worked as a standup comedian and also appeared with some of the greats of modern comedy in films such as Roxanne (1987), Scrooged (1988), Made in America (1993), Dave (1993), and most recently Girl in the Park (2007).
Daniela Choděrová
Daniela is a hugely talented actress with credits principally in
theater and TV in the Czech Republic. Her range of roles is vast,
playing in parts from Shakespearean tragedy to light comedy, and she
has appeared in many of the most prestigious theaters across the
country in major roles.
Veronica Klára Issová
‘Black’ Jim Johnson Jeffrey Joseph
Vaclav Hynek Cermák
‘White’ Jim Johnson Nick Mancuso
Sonya Daniela Choderová
Apollonia Lucie Vondráckova
Lucy Klara Apolenarova
Belfagor Vaclav Chalupa
Veronika’s Mother Hana Seidlova
Priest Jan Nemejovsky
Neighbor Eva Leinweberova
Lawyer Michal Rones
Boss Vaclav Legner
Interrogating Policeman Emil Linka
Customs Official Rene Balin
Border Policeman Milan Dulbec
Station Chief Zdenek Astr
Desk Sergeant Viktor Papysev
Police Station Guard Jan Dedik
Hotel Receptionist Juraj Savinsky
Medieval Guy Marek Svitek
Frank Nikolas Kouroumtzis
Lou Lou Forestieri
Robert Robert Balzar
‘Black’ Jim’s Mom Sally Mathurin
Other Prisoner Jiri Maria Sieben
Stagehand Vladimir Kircanski
Prisoner’s Girl Katerina Dankova
Dress Delivery Man Josef Drexler
Original Story Carl Haber & Antonino Iuorio
Screenplay Carl Haber
Producer/Director Carl Haber
Executive Producers Paul Wilkinson & Tomas Loewy
Associate Producers Robert Harvey & Andrei Filchenko
Director of Photography Ales Blabolil
Editor Michal Lansky
Composer Lou Forestieri
Costume Designer Carmen Burcea-Haber
Art Director Natalia Vasquez
Line Producer Hunter Holder
Assistant Director Otto Requette
Script Supervisor Lucie Stotter
Gaffer Nikolas Kouroumtsis
Grip Leopold Leskovar
Wardrobe Natalya Dotsenko
Makeup and Hair Brian Wade & Michaela Mrvova
Sound Editors Petr Cechak & Bojan Bojic
Location Sound Filip Michalek
Stills Photography Phoenix
Lead Role Casting Jam Casting
Supporting Role Casting Myrnx Tyrnx
Day Player and Extras Casting Storm Bohemia
Translations Jana Donovan & Katka Sbovodova
Klara Illustration Jan Kotik
Typographic & Website Design Rob Sawkins | OptaDesign
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