The House

59min

Drama

War

TV Movie

Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.

Cast

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

The Soldier
Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Bishop Wooler
Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

General Fagg
Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Mr. Janek
Caroline Embling

Caroline Embling

Miss Von Eisen / Village Girl
Ingrid Pitt

Ingrid Pitt

Countess Von Eisen
Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Count Von Eisen
Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mrs. Smeth
Chris Bowler

Chris Bowler

Kitchen Girl
Ronan Wilmot

Ronan Wilmot

Communardist
Emil Wolk

Emil Wolk

Russian Officer
Peter Jaques

Peter Jaques

Priest (uncredited)

Release date

27th Sep 1984

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English