A Crack in the Ice
A comedy about injustice set in St Petersburg in 1839. The Tsar has tightened up security and mounted a round-the-clock guard at his palace - the Peter and Paul Fortress. Unfortunately for Private Postnikov, he hears the cries of a drowning man and goes to his rescue. The rest follows.
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Cast
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Michael Hordern
The Storyteller
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Freddie Jones
Lt. Col. Svinin
Known for
The Elephant Man
Dune
Michael Bryant
Gen. Kokoshkin
Known for
The Miracle Maker
The Ruling Class
Benjamin Whitrow
Capt. Kirov
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Chicken Run
Christopher Strauli
Capt. Miller
Also in
Only When I Laugh
Fortunes of War
Timothy Spall
Pte. Postnikov
Known for
The Last Samurai
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Don Henderson
The Peasant
Known for
No Escape
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Bryan Pringle
Supt. of Police
Known for
Brazil
Drowning by Numbers
Tony Caunter
Sgt. Platov
Known for
EastEnders
The Hill
Peter Bayliss
The Bishop
Known for
Arabian Nights
Darling
Robert Burbage
Kokoshkin's Aide
Also in
Mansfield Park
The Collectors
Nicholas Gecks
Svinin's Aide
Known for
The White Princess
Talamasca: The Secret Order
Anthony Garner Director · Ronald Eyre Writer Nikolai Leskov Author
First release August 6, 1985
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 6, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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