The Ring (1996) (TV)

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writers (WGA):

Danielle Steel (novel)
Nancy Sackett (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

20 October 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

During WW II, a young German woman is separated from her family and imprisoned by the Nazis. After being...

Plot Keywords:

Holocaust | WWII | Based On Novel

Cast

Nastassja Kinski	...	Ariana von Gotthard
Michael York	...	Walmar von Gotthard
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Gerhard von Gotthard
Carsten Norgaard	...	Capt. Manfred Von Tripp
Tim DeKay	...	Max Thomas
Alessandro Nivola	...	Noel
Linda Lavin	...	Ruth Liebman
James Sikking	...	Sam Liebman (as James B. Sikking)
Jon Tenney	...	Paul Liebman
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Tammy Liebman
Leslie Caron	...	Madame de Saint Marne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paula Bacon	...	Brigitte
Julie Cox	...	Giselle
Stephen Fisher	...	German soldier
Marinel Fitzsimons	...	Ariana, age 10
Kenneth Haigh	...	Dr. Kopek
Paula Hamilton	...	Kassandra
Nigel Hastings	...	Hildebrand
Jack Hedley
Marta Hrachovinová	...	Frau Mann (as Marta Hrachovinova)
Paulette Ivory	...	Torch Singer
Ilene Kreshka	...	Employment Official
Leigh Lawson
Geno Lechner	...	Effie Zelt
Kaki Lucius	...	Hospital Nurse
Mirek Lux	...	Raymond
Jean Marsh
Jack May	...	Herr Kaufman
Lloyd Moss	...	Gerhard, age 9
Arnost Neufeld	...	Rabbi #1
David Shaeffer	...	Rabbi #2

Also Known As:

Danielle Steel's The Ring (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cramer Company, The

Trivia:

Actor Leigh Lawson portrayed, uncredited, a French art gallery owner.

Extremely soppy, but a bit more watchable than it should have been.

Caution is usually advised when a movie with the words "Danielle" and "Steel" in the title is on, and "Danielle Steel's The Ring" is no exception. Going from laughable to mildly watchable, this two-parter sees Nastassja Kinski as the grown-up daughter of a wealthy German couple - the female part of which committed suicide after the Nazis killed her Jewish lover - whose life falls apart in the wake of WWII; separated from her father and brother, loses her lover in the fall of Berlin, goes to the US disguised as a Jew...

Though the beautiful Miss Kinski is for most of the film at least ten years too old for her role (given a hand by the cinematographer), she holds this often ridiculous tale together - too many coincidences and silly dialogue make it hard to take seriously, and Michel Legrand's score works overtime to fill in what the plot and in some cases the actors don't provide. (The actress playing our heroine's brother's wife is a particularly strong liability.) And yet, somehow I had to admit the conclusion did work... or maybe I'm just a big softy at heart. Not a must, but not as unbearable as I had thought it would be.