Michel Strogoff (miniseries)

Michel Strogoff is a 1975 French / Italian / German miniseries directed by Jean-Pierre Decourt.^[1] It is based on the novel of the same name by Jules Verne.

Michel Strogoff
Written by	Claude Desailly
Directed by	Jean-Pierre Decourt
Starring	Raimund Harmstorf Lorenza Guerrieri
Composer	Vladimir Cosma
Country of origin	France Germany Italy Hungary Belgium Austria Switzerland
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7 (4 in Germany)
Production
Producer	Alfred Nathan
Cinematography	István Hildebrand
Editors	Klaus Dudenhöfer Brigitte Godon
Running time	7x55' or 4x90'
Original release
Network	TF1
Release	23 December 1975 (1975-12-23) – January 1976 (1976-01)
Network	ZDF
Release	28 December 1976 (1976-12-28) – 6 January 1977 (1977-01-06)

Cast

• Raimund Harmstorf - Michel Strogoff
• Lorenza Guerrieri - Nadia Fedor
• Pierre Vernier - Alcide Jolivet
• Vernon Dobtcheff - Harry Blount
• Rada Rassimov - Sangarre
• Valerio Popesco - Ivan Ogareff
• József Madaras - Feofar Khan
• Tibor Molnár - Nicolas Pigassof
• Tibor Tánczos [hu] - Tsar Alexander II
• Iván Szendrő [hu] - Vassili
• Péter Korbuly [hu]: Taizis
• János Kovács: Tzingos
• Géza Polgár [hu]: tartar chief
• Károly Vogt: tartar chief
• Teri Horváth: Marfa Strogoff
• Tibor Kenderesi: Fëdor
• Dénes Ujlaki [hu]: Taras
• Tibor Molnár: Nikolaj Pigasov
• Tibor Patassy: General Kissov
• László Csurka [hu]: Fischer
• Károly Mécs [hu]: Grand Duke Dimitri
• Ferenc Baracsi: General Woranzof
• István Jeney: Telegraphist

UK Adaptation

An English language adaptation re-titled Michael Strogoff, directed by Louis Elm at De Lane Lea Studios was dubbed into English and re-edited into seven parts and broadcast on BBC television (BBC2) from 7 January 1981.^[2]