Anton (Frank Vosper) is an exiled Russian Grand-duke but works in a hotel as a night manager with tragic consequences. Also starring Lessee Perrin and Margaret Vines.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they’ve been sitting in a damp attic for ninety years, yes. If you need your drama to move at the speed of a modern car chase, skip it. This is strictly for the folks who get a kick out of old-school hotel lobby dynamics and tragic aristocrats. Frank Vosper play...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
George Pearson
Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they’ve been sitting in a damp attic for ninety years, yes. If you need your drama to move at the speed of a modern car chase, skip it. This is strictly for the folks who get a kick out of old-school hotel lobby dynamics and tragic aristocrats. Frank Vosper plays Anton, a guy who used to be a big deal in Russia and is now just checking people into rooms. He’s got that look of constant, polite misery that only 1930s actors could really mas..."
Gordon Begg
John Chancellor, Gerard Fairlie
United Kingdom
