''Beltenebros'', also known as ''Prince of Shadows'', is a 1991 Spanish

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

- thriller

mystery film A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, i ...

co-written and directed by Pilar Miró and starring

Terence Stamp Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...

Patsy Kensit Patricia Jude Kensit (born 4 March 1968) is an English actress and was the lead singer of the pop band Eighth Wonder in the 1980s. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Bir ...

, José Luis Gómez,

Geraldine James Geraldine James, OBE (born 6 July 1950) is an English film and television actress. Biography Early life and family James was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, to a cardiologist father and an alcoholic mother, who had been a nurse. She failed her ...

and

Simón Andreu Simón Andreu Trobat (born 1 January 1941) is a Spanish actor. He has appeared in more than 180 films and television shows since 1961. In 2013 he was awarded with the Nosferatu Award at the Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalu ...

. It was entered into the

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where it won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the fes ...

for outstanding artistic contribution.

Cast

as Darman *

as Rebeca * José Luis Gómez as Ugarte / Valdivia *

as Rebeca Osorio *

as Andrade *

Aleksander Bardini Aleksander Bardini (17 November 1913 – 30 July 1995) was a Polish theatre and opera director, actor, notable professor at the State Theatre School in Warsaw. He appeared in 30 films between 1937 and 1994. Selected filmography * '' Long Is ...

as Bernal (as Aleksander Bardin) *

John McEnery John McEnery (1 November 1943 – 12 April 2019) was an English actor and writer. Born in Birmingham, he trained (1962–1964) at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, playing, among others, Mosca in Ben Jonson's ''Volpone'' and Gaveston ...

as Walter * Jorge de Juan as Luque * Pedro Díez del Corral as Policeman *

Carlos Hipólito Carlos López Hipólito (born 1956), better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor with a long stage career. He is perhaps most familiar to a television audience for performances in series such as '' Desaparecida'', '' Guante blanco'', ''L ...

as Boite Owner * Francisco Casares as Train Steward *

Queta Claver Queta Claver (June 24, 1929 – May 3, 2003) was a Spanish actress, singer, and dancer, known for her " vedette" roles in stage revues. Early life Enriqueta Claver Delás was born in València, Spain in 1929 (some sources give 1932). Her mother wa ...

as Dancer Boite * Felipe Vélez as Policeman * William Job as Howard *

Magdalena Wójcik Magdalena Wójcik (born 2 September 1975 in Krasnystaw, Poland) is a Polish singer and lead member of the Polish band Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmake ...

as Polish Tango Dancer

References

External links

* 1991 films 1991 crime thriller films Spanish crime thriller films 1990s Spanish-language films Films directed by Pilar Miró Silver Bear for outstanding artistic contribution 1990s Spanish films {{1990s-crime-film-stub