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Pascali's Island: Directed by James Dearden. With Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Kevork Malikyan, George Murcell. A secret agent in Turkey is persuaded by his superiors to assist a couple of English cons in the theft of a priceless Greek statue.
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- Drama
- James Dearden
- 1988-08
Pascali's Island is a 1988 British drama film based on the 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth. It was written and directed by James Dearden. It stars Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren and Kevork Malikyan. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The action takes place in 1908 on the fictional Ottoman-ruled Greek island of Nisi.
Based On The Novel by. Barry Unsworth. There is a bittersweet loneliness in the life of an exile that exerts a romantic appeal to many people. They see themselves as a mysterious figure on a Mediterranean island, seen by all, known to few, living a life of intense privacy in full view. The problem with such a life is that it cannot sustain ...
Pascali's Island is a 1988 British drama film, based on the novel by Barry Unsworth. It was written and directed by James Dearden. It stars Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance and Helen Mirren. It was entered into the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. The action takes place in 1908 on the fictional Ottoman-ruled Greek island of Nisi.
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Sep 10, 2012 · Pascali (Kingsley) is a Turkish spy increasingly troubled that his reports are unread. Into this stalled society of spies and lies comes a new development when Bowles (Dance), a bogus English ...
Overview. 1908: Pascali, a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archaeologist appears, who may not be quite what he seems. James Dearden. Director, Writer.
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Synopsis. Pascali,played by Ben Kingsley is a local Turk on the island during the last days of the Ottoman Empire. He scratched out a living serving the tourist,plus getting a stipend from the Turkish government in Constantinople for being a good spy . He sent report to the government every month,but never get any feedback from them,although ...
