"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
Mark Peploe
Director
Joseph Conrad
Novel
Screenplay
Richard Hartley
Music
Michael Stevenson
Second Assistant Director
Jenny Shircore
Makeup Artist
Christine Steinfelder
Klaus Petzold
Tim Cavagin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Humphreys
Harvey Weinstein
Co-Executive Producer
Bob Weinstein
Yves Attal
Executive Producer
Chris Auty
Associate Producer
Simon Bosanquet
Producer
Jeremy Thomas
Ingrid Windisch
Bruno de Keyzer
Director of Photography
Michael Bradsell
Editor
Tony Lawson
Celestia Fox
Casting
Luciana Arrighi
Production Design
Ian Whittaker
Set Decoration
Louise Stjernsward
Costume Design
Dieter Döhl
Art Direction
Errol Kelly
Tom Nursey
Nandi Mongarfa
Andrew Sanders
Supervising Art Director