The House

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 27, 1984

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Channel 4 Television

Cast

Louis Figgis,Chris Bowler,Philomena McDonagh,Nigel Hawthorne,Ronan Wilmot,Stephen Rea,Jonathan Cecil,Peter Jaques,Richard Marner,Roderic Leighand 9 more

Director

Mike Figgis

Writer

Mike Figgis

Producer

Nigel Stafford-Clark

Cinematography

Roger Deakins

Music

Mike Figgis

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0133013