The Gravy Train Goes East - 2-DVD Set

The Gravy Train Goes East - 2-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
210 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1991 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
James Cellan Jones

Written By:
Malcolm Bradbury

Actors:
Francesca Annis ..... Katya Princip (4 episodes, 1991)
András Bálint ..... Coy (4 episodes, 1991)
Jeremy Child ..... Felix Steadiman (4 episodes, 1991)
John Dicks ..... Larson Parson (4 episodes, 1991)
Henry Goodman ..... Ivo Tankic (4 episodes, 1991)
Frigyes Hollósi ..... Grigor (4 episodes, 1991)
Janek Lesniak ..... Lazlo (4 episodes, 1991)
Roger Lloyd-Pack ..... Ferenc Plitplov (4 episodes, 1991)
Cécile Paoli ..... Galina Vitali / ... (4 episodes, 1991)
Ian Richardson ..... Michael Spearpoint (4 episodes, 1991)
Jacques Sereys ..... Jean-Luc Villeneuve (4 episodes, 1991)
James Villiers ..... Penhurst (4 episodes, 1991)
Christoph Waltz ..... Hans-Joachim Dorfmann (4 episodes, 1991)
Anita Zagaria ..... Gianna Melchiori (4 episodes, 1991)
Carol Gillies ..... Comflug Stewardess (3 episodes, 1991)
Trevor Peacock ..... Father Wanko / ... (3 episodes, 1991)
Mark Rogerson ..... Reporter (3 episodes, 1991)
Timea Jahusz ..... Angelika (2 episodes, 1991)
Antal Leisen ..... Brussels Custom Official / ... (2 episodes, 1991)
Zsuzsa Mányai ..... Vera (2 episodes, 1991)
Judy Parfitt ..... Hilda Spearpoint (2 episodes, 1991)
Zoltán Rátóti ..... Taxi Driver (2 episodes, 1991)
Sándor Szabó ..... Prof. Rom Rum (2 episodes, 1991)
Éva Szabó ..... Tereza (2 episodes, 1991)

Synopsis:

Post-glasnost jewel of the Eastern European crown, the Balkan state of Slaka is a tasty treat on The Gravy Train. Newly-liberated after years of Communist control, the little nation wants to embrace the European Community and share its bountiful fruits of capitalism and the free market. Animosity between the East and West is now a thing of the past, so why is Slaka's entry into the E.C. so hotly-contested - enthusiastically encouraged by the Deputy President of the EC and violently opposed by the British Government? The Balkan state's economic and political disarray makes E.C. entry unlikely, but perhaps only one man can perform the required economic miracle in Salaka - the nave, bungling European dogsbody Hans Dorfmann (Christop Waltz).
Confounded and manipulated by all parties, he finds himself out in the cold and expelled from Slaka - but doggedly in pursuit of the state's missing fortune! Filmed on location in England, Austria, Germany, Hungary and Belgium, this 2 DVD set includes all 4 parts of Malcolm Bradbury's The Gravy Train Goes East starring acclaimed actor Sir Ian Richardson (House of Cards), with Christoph Waltz, Francesca Annis (Reckless), Jeremy Child, Roger Lloyd-Pack (Only Fools And Horses), Maggie Steed (Pie In The Sky) and Judy Parfitt (Yes Minister).

Like fish bait cast into a pool of sharks, idealistic Dorfmann (Christoph Waltz) arrives in Brussels with visions of a united Europe to serve an ambitious British Director of the European Economic Community, Michael Spearpoint (Ian Richardson). Planning to get rich exploiting the newly-liberated nations of Eastern Europe, wily bureaucrats and entrepreneurs compete to misuse the naïve Dorfmann, dubbed 'Prince Stupid,' for their own ends. Easily deceived (especially by beautiful women!), Dorfmann instead stumbles along, crisscrossing foes, drawing fire and sparking mayhem in a comically woven web of intrigue and misadventure! Also stars Alexei Sayle and Almanta Suska.

This four-part British miniseries was a sequel to Malcolm Bradbury's 1990 TV effort The Gravy Train. Christoph Waltz returned to the role of Dorfman, a terminally idealistic member of the European Economic Council. This time around, the teeny-tiny Balkan state of Slaka hoped to join the Council in hopes of supping from the same public-fund trough as the rest of the European nations. It was up to Dorfman to cast the deciding 'yea' or 'nay' vote. The Gravy Train Goes West was seen over Britain's Channel Four from October 28 to November 18, 1991.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 April, 2013.