"Axel Heyst is an American recluse with a dubious past living in the Dutch East Indies port of Surabaya circa 1913. Staying in a German hotel there, Heyst becomes entranced with a member of the hotel's all-female orchestra."
Willem Dafoe
as Axel Heyst
Sam Neill
as Mr. Jones
Irène Jacob
as Alma
Rufus Sewell
as Martin Ricardo
Jean Yanne
as Mr. Schomberg
Ho Yi
as Wang
Bill Paterson
as Capt. Davidson
Graziano Marcelli
as Pedro
Hansi Jochmann
as Mrs. Zangiacomo
Simon Callow
as Zangiacomo
Michael Lee
as Chinese Gentleman
Leonard Maguire
as Old TRader McNab
Topan Setiadji
as Young Chinese Houseboy
Richard Hartley
Music
Joseph Conrad
Novel
Mark Peploe
Director
Screenplay
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
Christine Steinfelder
Makeup Artist
Jenny Shircore
Klaus Petzold
Tim Cavagin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Humphreys
Simon Bosanquet
Producer
Dieter Döhl
Art Direction
Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Bob Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Ingrid Windisch
Errol Kelly
Tony Lawson
Editor
Tom Nursey
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Harvey Weinstein
Celestia Fox
Casting
Yves Attal
Chris Auty
Associate Producer
Michael Bradsell
Ian Whittaker
Set Decoration
Andrew Sanders
Supervising Art Director
Louise Stjernsward
Costume Design
Nandi Mongarfa