Largo Desolato

A fictionalized autobiographical play written by Czechoslovakian playwright-turned-president Vaclav Havel in 1984 upon his release from a four-and-one-half-year prison term for political subversion. The play focuses on two days in the life of a dissident writer who is awaiting the knock at the door that may send him to prison.

F. Murray Abraham

Professor Leopold Nettles

George Martin

Edward

Sally Kirkland

Suzana

Phoebe Cates

Marguerite

Barton Heyman

1st Sidney

Peter Maloney

2nd Sidney

Amy Wright

Lucy

Mark Nelson

Bertram

David Margulies

1st Visitor

John Seitz

2nd Visitor

Herschel Sparber

1st Man

Bob Martana

2nd Man

• Jiri ZizkaDirector
• Tom StoppardWriter
• Bobby BukowskiDirector of Photography
• Stanley WarnowEditor

Release date

April 20, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Genres

Drama