Utz
1992 · 98 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama
Hugh Whitemore adapted Bruce Chatwin's novel for this tale of a New York antique dealer who travels to Prague to buy the porcelain collection of the late Baron Utz, only to become embroiled in the wreckage of the dead man's unusual life history after he discovers that the collection is missing.
Directed by George Sluizer · Written by Hugh Whitemore
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Armin Mueller-Stahl Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz -
Brenda Fricker Marta -
Peter Riegert Marius Fisher -
Paul Scofield Dr. Vaclav Orlik -
Gaye Brown Ada Krasova -
Miriam Karlin Grandmother -
Pauline Melville Curator - C Christian Mueller-Stahl Baron Kaspar Joachim Utz aged 18
- J Jakub Zdeněk Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 11
- C Christian Rabe Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 5
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