After Darkness [1985]

Country of Origin: Switzerland
Year of Production: 1985
Running Times: 104 mins
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

PRODUCTION
Production Company: T&C Film AG

SCRIPT
Script: Robert Smith

DIRECTION
Directors: Dominique Othenin-Girard, Sergio Guerraz (aka: James Foley)

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: William Lubtchansky

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Daniela Roderer

SOUND
Sound Designer / Producction Sound Mixer: Luc Yersin

LOCATIONS
Locations: Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland

CAST
John Hurt [Peter Hunningford]
Julian Sands [Laurence Hunningford]
Victoria Abril [Pascale]
Pamela Salem [Elisabeth]
Gerd Heinz [caretaker]
Lise Ramu [caretaker's wife]
William Jacques [Dr Coles]
Jacqueline Moore [mother]
Philippe Herzog [Laurence as a child]
Michael Herzog [Jan as a child]
Peter Kristen [Peter as a child]
Nirmalu López-Bravo [medium]
Alexandra Cuypers [Sara]
Soledad Aizpurua [interpreter]
Anne-Marie Delbart [Helen]
Jean-Pierre Gos [engineer]

Peter Hunningford arranges for his younger brother Laurence to be released from a psychiatric hospital and determines to cure him of his suicidal tendencies himself. But Laurence is haunted by dreams of a lost twin and continually asks "Do I stand before the king?" Will Peter survive his attempts to 'normalise' Laurence?

UK
Video Distributor: Spear / Sonop

USA
Video Distributor: Celebrity

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

UK
Rating: 18

USA
Rating: R

1985
Berlin International Film Festival, Germany
Golden Berlin Bear: Sergio Guerraz [Dominique Othenin-Girard] - winner

1985
February
Day Unknown: West Germany - shown at the Berlin International Film Festival

After Dark
Nach der Finsternis - German title

BOOKS

Creature Features Strikes Back pp.12-13
credits, review

Elliott's Guide to Home Entertainment [4th Edition] p.9
credits, review

KEYWORDS

brothers, psychiatrists, psychiatric hospitals, suicide, dreams, insanity