Melancholia

Melancholia

Melancholia

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Melancholia

1989

1h 27m

5.0(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Art critic Keller, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when he's asked to assassinate a Chilean murderer who is on a visit to London.

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Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Jeroen Krabbé

David Keller

Jeroen Krabbé

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Susannah York

Catherine Lanham Franck

Susannah York

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Ulrich Wildgruber

Manfred

Ulrich Wildgruber

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Jane Gurnett

Sarah Yelin

Jane Gurnett

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Kate Hardie

Rachel Lanham Franck

Kate Hardie

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Saul Reichlin

Dr. Adolfo Vargas

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Detlef Berthelsen

Dr. Berger

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Mouchette Van Helsdingen

Receptionist

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John Joyce

Butcher

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John Sparkes

Roger Dere

John Sparkes

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