The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Reunion (1989)
Reunion (1988)
| Budget (GBP) | 0 |
| Distribution Company |
Rank Film Distributors Ltd (Distributor | Est. Unknown) |
| Release Date | 6 July 1989 |
| Black and White | No |
| Regional Release | No |
| Release Notes | France May 1989 (Cannes Film Festival); France 17 May 1989; West Germany 5 October 1989; Belgium 26 October 1989 (Gent); Australia 21 June 1990; UK 6 July 1990; Portugal 12 October 1990; Denmark 19 November 1990; Netherlands 11 January 1991 (Amsterdam); Japan February 1991; USA 9 March 1991 (Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival); USA 15 March 1991 (New York City, New York); Turkey 24 May 1991; USA 12 June 1991 (video premiere). |
| Description | Pinter adaptation of the 1971 novel by Fred Uhlman. Attorney Henry Strauss (Jason Robards) grew up in Germany but left the country with his Jewish family during the rise of the Third Reich. Decades later, Strauss still wonders about what happened to his boyhood friend Konradin Von Lohenburg (Samuel West). To renew their relationship, Strauss travels back to Germany for the first time since he was a young man (Christien Anholt), bringing up some painful memories from his childhood and resulting in a shocking discovery. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
Jerry Schatzberg (1927)
Creative | Director
Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Creative | Screenplay
Fred Uhlman (1901 - 1985)
Creative | Author (original novel)
Philippe Sarde
Creative | Music
Bruno de Keyzer
Creative | Cinematography
Martine Barraque
Creative | Film Editor
Didier Naert
Creative | Projection Designer
Alexandre Trauner
Creative | Projection Designer
Thomas Schappert
Creative | Art Director
David Perry
Creative | Costume Designer
Karin Bauer-Hurst
Creative | Hairstylist
Karin Bauer-Hurst
Creative | Makeup Artist
Victor DeNicola
Creative | Hairstylist
Eberhard Neufink
Creative | Hairstylist
Eberhard Neufink
Creative | Makeup Artist
Carla White
Creative | Makeup Artist
Eric Bartonio
Creative | First Assistant Director
Patrick Burns
Creative | First Assistant Director
Scott Kirby
Creative | Second Assistant Director
Eva-Maria Schonecker
Creative | Second Assistant Director
Knut Winkler
Creative | Assistant Director
Bertrand Clercq-Roques
Creative | Assistant Art Director
Jacqueline Cohen
Creative | Set Designer
Frank Dockham
Creative | Assistant props
Martin Dostal
Creative | Assistant Art Director
Kim Oliver Gregan
Creative | Property master
Joshua Harrison
Creative | Art Director
Timothy Main
Creative | Props
Thomas Schappert
Creative | Assistant Art Director
Paula Herold
Creative | Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Creative | Casting
Henry Ohlmeier
Creative | Casting
Anton Pichler
Creative | Casting
Lore Tesch
Creative | Trainee Costume Designer
Haze Greenfield
Creative | Musician
Lester Bowie
Creative | Musician
Steward A. Robin
Creative | Musician
Eric Kahane
Creative | French adaptation
Hans Bamberger
Production | Associate Producer
Josselyn Bucciali
Production | Line producer
Anne Francois
Production | Producer
Vincent Malle
Production | Executive Producer
Ingrid Windisch
Production | Line producer
Monty Diamond
Production | Production Manager
Jurgen Kussatz
Production | Production Manager
Gunther Russ
Production | Unit manager
Olaf Schiefner
Production | Property buyer
Joey Weber
Production | Property buyer
Quincy Z. Gunderson
Production | Location assistant
Josie Fulford
Production | Script supervisor
Frederique Grou-Radenez
Production | Researcher
Dale Pierce-Johnson
Production | Production Coordinator
Marie-France Riviere
Production | Researcher
Janine Ruault
Production | Production Coordinator
Gabriele Scheiger
Production | Production Coordinator
Christiane Stein
Production | Production Coordinator
Philip Hubner
Technical | Carpenter
Katja Pilarek
Technical | Painter
Klaus Rudat
Technical | Carpenter
Andreas Weber
Technical | Props Master
Gary Alper
Technical | Sound Mixer
Jean-Francois Auger
Technical | Re-recording mixer
Annie Baronnet
Technical | Sound Editor
Joel Beldent
Technical | Foley mixer
James Corcoran
Technical | Boom operator
William Flageollet
Technical | Re-recording mixer
Karl Laabs
Technical | Sound Mixer
Jerome Levy
Technical | Foley artist
Eric Mauer
Technical | Sound Editor
Laurent Quaglio
Technical | Supervising Sound Editor
Adolf Wojtinek
Technical | Special effects
Gerd Grzesczak
Technical | Stunt Coordinator
Philippe Brun
Technical | Camera operator
Charles Freess
Technical | Key grip
Jean-Yves Freess
Technical | Best boy grip
Claus Gerling
Technical | Grip
Martin Jezequel
Technical | Best boy
Michel LeFrancois
Technical | Gaffer
Jean-Hugues Oppel
Technical | Clapper loader
Dominique Pinto
Technical | Focus puller
Brigitte Friedlander
Technical | Wardrobe supervisor
Petra Kray
Technical | Costume assistant
Corinne Lapassade
Technical | Assistant editor
Christph Moritz Hanska
Technical | Location unit manager
William Flageollet
Technical | Music engineer
Tim Luna
Technical | Set safety
Renee Silverman
Technical | Crew
Linked Organisations
Rank Film Distributors Ltd (Distributor | Est. Unknown)
Characters
Konradin Von Lohenburg (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Samuel West (1966)
Mrs Strauss (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Barbara Jefford (1930 - 2020)
Bartender (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jorg Doring
Bollacher (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Alan Bowyer
Brossner (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Gerhard Fries
Caretaker (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Alexandre Trauner
Elderly Man (Age: old, Male)
Performer: Peter Schiff
Erhard (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: James Ind
Frank (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Steven Poynter
Gardner (Reunion) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Robert Dietl
Girl In Tax Building (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Imke Barnstedt
Grafin Von Lohenburg (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Jacques Brunet
Hans Strauss (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Christien Anholt (1971)
Henry (Reunion) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jason Robards
Herr Strauss (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Bert Parnaby
Herr Von Lohenburg (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jacques Brunet
Judge Freisler (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Roland Schafer
Lisa (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Maureen Kerwin
Man At Cemetery (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Gerd Duwner
Man At Warehouse Office (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Henning Gissel
Muller (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Rupert Degas
Muscle Max (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Frederick Warder
Nazi (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Roger Wisniewski
Old Countess Gertrud (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Dorothea Alexander
Pompetski (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Struan Rodger
Prince Hubertus (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Gideon Boulting
Reutter (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Nicholas Pandolfi
TV Presenter (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Helmut Krauss
Von Hankhofen (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Lee Lyford
Young Lover (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Luc-Antoine Diquero
Young Lover (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Amelie Pick
Japanese Businessman (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Yang Kyu Kim
Taxi Driver (Reunion) (Age: Not specified, Male)
Performer: Alf Reigel
Linked Awards
Cannes International Film Festival Award
1990
Nominated: In Competition
Cannes International Film Festival Award
1990
Nominated: Best Actor: Christien Anholt
Resources
Janet Maslin, 'Memories Both Painful and Pretty in "Reunion"', New York Times, 15 March 1991, p. 16 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/15/movies/review-film-memories-both-painful-and-pretty-in-reunion.html
New York Times, 22 January 1988, C6 (Paper-based)
Type: Review
Interview with Samuel West, conducted by Alexander Lass, 16 February 2021 (PDF)
Type: Interview
External Link: http://pinterlegacies.uk/file/b6f79c38d55913128df821734274c77b.pdf
Sources
Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process
Steven H. Gale, Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2003)
Academic book
Contains chapters on each of Harold Pinter's filmed screenplays and includes a bibliography of reviews of films up to 1999.