

Utz
Overview
Hugh Whitemore adapted Bruce Chatwin's novel for this tale of a New York antique dealer who travels to Prague to buy the porcelain collection of the late Baron Utz, only to become embroiled in the wreckage of the dead man's unusual life history after he discovers that the collection is missing.
Top Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz

Brenda Fricker
Marta

Peter Riegert
Marius Fisher

Paul Scofield
Dr. Vaclav Orlik

Gaye Brown
Ada Krasova

Miriam Karlin
Grandmother

Pauline Melville
Curator
Christian Mueller-Stahl
Baron Kaspar Joachim Utz aged 18
Jakub Zdeněk
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 11
Christian Rabe
Baron Kaspar Joachim von Utz aged 5
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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