Century
1993 · 1 h 52 min
Cast
Charles Dance 
Clive Owen 
Miranda Richardson 
Robert Stephens 
Joan Hickson 
Lena Headey
Credits
Written by: 
Stephen Poliakoff
Plot
In 1900 London, an ambitious young doctor, Paul Reisner, comes to work with a famous professor on a project of human breeding, and finds a dark side to the new century, in a stylised, ironic drama.
Sinekatalog’s take
A stylised and intriguing portrait of a century's beginnings.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (442 votes)
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