Silent Cries is a 1993 television film adaptation, directed by Anthony Page, of Guests of the Emperor by Janice Young Brooks.[1][2]
| Silent Cries | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama War |
| Written by | Janice Young Brooks (book) Walter Halsey Davis (teleplay) Vickie Patik (teleplay) |
| Directed by | Anthony Page |
| Starring | Gena Rowlands Annabeth Gish Chloe Webb |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Paul Pompian Carol Williams Walter Halsey Davis (supervising producer) |
| Production location | Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Cinematography | Mike Fash |
| Editor | Janet Bartels-Vandagriff |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Production companies | Diane Sokolow Productions TriStar Television Yorkshire Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | March 8, 1993 |
Cast edit
- Gena Rowlands as Peggy Sutherland
- Annabeth Gish as Hazel Hampton
- Chloe Webb as Dinki Denk
- Gail Strickland as Roberta Hampton
- Phyllis Logan as Nancy Muir
- Judy Parfitt as Beryl Stacton
- Cherie Lunghi as Audrey St John
- Clyde Kusatsu as Saburo Saigo
- Kim Braden as Mrs. Webber
- Pamela Brull as Jane Kowolski
- Stan Egi as Spike
- Nick Tate
- Sab Shimono as Natsume
- Sylvia Short as Dr. Millichope
- Natsuko Ohama as Nurse Royama
- Camille James Harman (as Camille Meaux) as Mrs. Halliburton
- Yuji Okumoto as Mickey (uncredited)
References edit
- ^ Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews, 1993-1994 - Page lv 0824037979 Prouty - 1996 "Tony Scott March 8, 1993 NBC Monday Night at the Movies SILENT CRIES ... Scripters W.H. Davis and Vickie Patik, adapting "Guests of the Emperor" by Janice Young Brooks, indicate that, despite dreadful conditions inflicted on prisoners, the Japanese were either trying to be friendly, suffering from paralysis or unaware what was going on. Vidpic should disconcert those still alive who endured the torments; otherwise, "Silent Cries" is most likely to evoke silent yawns. Gena Rowlands limns Peggy Sutherland, American in Singapore when it falls to the Japanese in 1942.."
- ^ New York Magazine - Mar 8, 1993 - Page 80 ... At the TV movies: IP NOT FOR GENA Rowlands, Annabeth Gish, and Chloe Webb in Silent Cries ..disobedience, based on a book by Janice Young Brooks with a much better title, Guests of the Emperor."