Inside (1996 film)

Inside
Genre	Crime Drama
Screenplay by	Bima Stagg
Directed by	Arthur Penn
Starring	Nigel Hawthorne Eric Stoltz Louis Gossett Jr.
Theme music composer	Robert Levin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Louis Gossett Jr. Dan Paulson
Producers	Hillard Elkins David Wicht
Production location	Johannesburg, South Africa
Cinematography	Jan Weincke
Editor	Suzanne Pillsbury
Running time	94 minutes
Production companies	Elkins Entertainment Film Afrika Worldwide Logo Entertainment Showtime Networks
Budget	$2,000,000
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	August 25, 1996 (1996-08-25)

Inside is a 1996 cable television film directed by Arthur Penn based on a script by Bima Stagg. It was the Penn's final film before dying in 2010. The film was shot in Johannesburg, South Africa and premiered in the USA on Showtime on 25 August 1996. The film was then released theatrically in several markets and played at several film festivals around the world including Cannes, Toronto, San Francisco and Munich. The film was nominated for an Emmy, and a Cable Ace Award.[1]

Plot

Colonel Kruger (Nigel Hawthorne) tortures a political prisoner (Eric Stoltz) to learn who his anti-apartheid collaborators are. Ten years later, this same Colonel himself becomes a prisoner and is interrogated about his own offenses.

Cast

• Nigel Hawthorne as Colonel Hendrick Kruger
• Eric Stoltz as Peter Martin "Marty" Strydom
• Louis Gossett Jr. as Questioner
• Ian Roberts as Guard Moolman
• Janine Eser
• Jerry Mofokeng as Mzwaki
• Patrick Shai as Bhambo
• Ross Preller as Guard Potgieter

References

1. "Hillard Elkins".

External links

• Inside at IMDb