Reunion (1989 film)

Plot

Cast

• Jason Robards as Henry Strauss, as an old man
• Christien Anholt as Hans Strauss, as a young man
• Samuel West as Count Konradin von Lohenburg
• Françoise Fabian as Countess von Lohenburg, Konradin's mother
• Jacques Brunet as Count von Lohenburg, Konradin's father
• Bert Parnaby as Dr. Jakob Strauss, Hans' father
• Barbara Jefford as Frau Strauss, Hans' mother
• Shebah Ronay as Countess Gertrud, as a young woman
• Dorothea Alexander as Countess Gertrud, as an old woman
• Maureen Kerwin as Lisa, Henry's daughter
• Frank Baker - The Zionist
• Tim Barker as Zimmermann, a teacher
• Imke Barnstedt as Girl in Tax Building
• Gideon Boulting as Prince Hubertus
• Alan Bowyer as Bollacher
• Rupert Degas as Muller
• Robert Dietl - Gardener at Old Grafin's
• Nicholas Pandolfi as Reutter
• Roland Schäfer as Judge Freisler on TV

  Critical reception

• Time Out said of the film - "This moving rendition of Fred Uhlman's novel, about boyhood friendship betrayed under the destructive momentum of Nazism, shows Schatzberg at his best." "Harold Pinter's tight and unobtrusive script, Trauner's fine production design and Philippe Sarde's muted but expressive score ensure a feeling of all-round professionalism."
• The New York Times said "'Reunion' is gratifying in the small ways most familiar from public-television's depictions of English upper-class behavior. The offhanded elegance of its settings, and the attractive crispness of its schoolboy manners are a major part of its gently decorative appeal."
• Channel 4 said "Nothing in Schatzberg's filmography makes the heart leap, but this film - adapted by Pinter from an autobiographical novel by Ulman - stands out above the rest. It's a quietly decent film that takes place primarily in the early 1930s."