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Inside (1996 film)

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Inside
GenreCrime
Drama
Screenplay byBima Stagg
Directed byArthur Penn
StarringNigel Hawthorne
Eric Stoltz
Louis Gossett Jr.
Theme music composerRobert Levin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersLouis Gossett Jr.
Dan Paulson
ProducersHillard Elkins
David Wicht
Production locationJohannesburg, South Africa
CinematographyJan Weincke
EditorSuzanne Pillsbury
Running time94 minutes
Production companiesElkins Entertainment
Film Afrika Worldwide
Logo Entertainment
Showtime Networks
Budget$2,000,000
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseAugust 25, 1996 (1996-08-25)

Inside is a 1996 cable television film directed by Arthur Penn based on a script by Bima Stagg. It was the Penn's final film before dying in 2010. The film was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa and premiered in the USA on Showtime on 25 August 1996. The film was then released theatrically in several markets and played at several film festivals around the world including Cannes, Toronto, San Francisco and Munich. The film was nominated for an Emmy, and a Cable Ace Award.[1]

Plot

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Colonel Kruger (Nigel Hawthorne) tortures a political prisoner (Eric Stoltz) to learn who his anti-apartheid collaborators are. Ten years later, this same Colonel himself becomes a prisoner and is interrogated about his own offenses.

Cast

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  • Nigel Hawthorne as Colonel Hendrick Kruger
  • Eric Stoltz as Peter Martin "Marty" Strydom
  • Louis Gossett Jr. as Questioner
  • Ian Roberts as Guard Moolman
  • Janine Eser
  • Jerry Mofokeng as Mzwaki
  • Patrick Shai as Bhambo
  • Ross Preller as Guard Potgieter

References

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  1. ^ "Hillard Elkins".
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