Shadow Man (1988 film)

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Shadow Man
Directed by	Piotr Andrejew
Produced by	Guys Versluis
Written by	Piotr Andrejew
Starring	Tom Hulce Manouk van der Meulen Jeroen Krabbé Thom Hoffman
Music by	Edward Grieg Wim Mertens
Distributed by	RCV, Hilversum
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	93 min
Language	English, Dutch
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Shadow Man is a 1988 film about a Polish-Jewish refugee during a fictional war in Amsterdam. Like a `Walker between two worlds´ the famous Shadowman comics hero, created some years after this film, he partly belongs to the unseen world of darkness. Tom Hulce as the Shadow Man, created an interesting and moving performance. Also starring Jeroen Krabbé as Theo and Manouk van der Meulen as Monique, a Dutch couple provoked by the arrival of the Shadowman .

Written and directed by Polish director Piotr Andrejew, recognized in Europe for his short movies, with the photography by Wit Dabal and the music by Edvard Grieg and Wim Mertens. A Dutch - British co-production in English, with some minor Dutch dialogue.

Nominated Golden Leopard for the Best Film at the Locarno International Film Festiwal, Switzerland; 1989. Opening Film National Dutch Film Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands; 1988.