''Manifesto'' is a 1988 American

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

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directed by

Dušan Makavejev Dušan Makavejev ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Макавејев, ; 13 October 1932 – 25 January 2019) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He is known for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many ...

and starring

Camilla Søeberg Camilla Søeberg (born 9 June 1966) is a Danish actress. Selected filmography * '' Twist and Shout'' (1984) * ''Manifesto'' (1988) * '' Erotique'' (1994) * '' The Empty Mirror'' (1996) * '' Sekten'' (1997) * ''Mouse Hunt ''Mouse Hunt'' is a 1 ...

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British and American actor. He is known for his leading roles and character actor roles on the stage and screen. In a career spanning over five decades he has received a Drama Desk Award ...

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English actor. Known as a character actor on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including an Olivier Award and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two BAFT ...

and

Eric Stoltz Eric Cameron Stoltz (born September 30, 1961) is an American actor, director and producer. He played Rocky Dennis in the biographical drama film ''Mask'' (1985), which earned him the nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting ...

. It was filmed in what was Yugoslavia under the working title, "For a Night of Love", and is based on the novella '' Pour une nuit d'amour'' by

Émile Zola Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (, ; ; 2 April 184029 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary school of Naturalism (literature), naturalism, and an important contributor to ...

. The screenplay concerns an attempt by revolutionaries to assassinate an autocratic central European monarch, and the inept police state that tries to find and stop them.

Plot

In the 1920s, the King's security chief Avanti arrives in the sleepy village of Waldheim with an array of policemen to protect the monarch on his upcoming visit. Meanwhile, the lovely Svetlana also returns to the village after 3 years away, with plans of assassination - and romance.

Cast

as Svetlana Vargas *

as Avanti *

as Police Chief Hunt *

as Christopher *

Lindsay Duncan Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Scottish actress. She is the recipient of three BAFTA nominations and one Scottish BAFTA nomination, as well as two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her work on stage. She has starred in sever ...

as Lily Sachor *

Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija ( sr-Cyrl, Раде Шербеџија, ; born 27 July 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors ...

as Emile * Svetozar Cvetković as Rudi Kugelhopf *

Chris Haywood Chris Haywood (born ) is an English-born Australian actor, writer and producer, with close to 500 screen performances to his name. Haywood has also worked as a casting director, art director, sound recordist, camera operator, gaffer, grip, lo ...

as Wango *

Patrick Godfrey Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Life and career Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey ...

as Doctor Lombrosow *

Linda Marlowe Linda Virginia Marlowe (''née'' Bathurst; born 26 July 1940) is an Australian-born British film, theatre, and television actress. She is noted for her association with Steven Berkoff, performing in many of his theatrical works, creating a one- ...

as Stella Vargas *

Ronald Lacey Ronald William Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in ''Porridge'' (1977), Frankie in the Bud Spencer comedy '' ...

as Conductor *

Tanja Bošković Tanja Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Тања Бошковић; born 27 June 1953) is a Serbian actress. She has performed in more than forty films since 1974. Selected filmography Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boskovic, ...

as Olympia * Gabrielle Anwar as Tina * Enver Petrovci as The King * Zeljko Duvnjak as Martin

References

External links

* * 1988 films 1988 comedy-drama films Films about assassinations Films based on works by Émile Zola Films directed by Dušan Makavejev Films set in the 1920s Films shot in Yugoslavia British comedy-drama films Golan-Globus films Films scored by Nicola Piovani Films produced by Menahem Golan Films produced by Yoram Globus 1980s English-language films 1980s British films English-language comedy-drama films {{1980s-comedy-drama-film-stub