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SIR PETER USTINOV (Prince Frederick the Wise) is an Academy Award-winning@ actor, author, playwright, producer, raconteur and citizen of the world. Ustinov speaks six languages and his works include twenty plays, eight books and many film scripts in addition to his formidable credit list of 80-p1us films. Ustinov was knighted in 1990 by
Queen Elizabeth II. His cinematic career began in his native England, where he was born in London on April 16, 1921. He wrote, directed, produced and appeared in several films, including "One of Our Aircraft is Missing," before he was called upon to serve in the military during WWI1. After the war, Ustinov made his u.S. film debut and scorched the screen, almost literally, in the role of the petulant despot, Emperor Nero, in MGM epic "Quo Vadis?," for which he received his first of three Oscar nominations as Best Supporting Actor. Ustinov received two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor; his first for "Spartacus" and his second for "Topkapi." He also received an Oscar nomination for his screenplay "Hot Millions." His other films credits include "Beau Brummell," "The Egyptian," "We're No Angels," "Lola Montes," "Billy Budd,"which he also wrote, produced and directed, "Blackbeard's Ghost," "Viva Max!," "Logan's Run," "Jesus of Nazareth" and "Lorenzo's Oil," among many others. He portrayed Agatha Christie's famed literary detective Hercule Poirot in "Death on the Nile" and reprised the role for the films "Evil Under the Sun" and "Appointment With Death," as well as the television productions of "Thirteen at Dinner," "Dead Man's Folly" and "Murder in Three Acts." As a television producer his credits include "75 Years of the Academy Awards: An Unofficial History," "Inside the Vatican," "Peter Ustinov's Russia: A Personal Journey," "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" and "On the Trail of Mark Twain," as well as numerous productions for German-language television. Additionally, Ustinov became Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in 1969 and is President of the World Federalist Union.

ALFRED MOLINA (Johann Tetzel) is a versatile actor celebrated for his film, television and stage performances. Born in London, Molina made his film debut in 1981 in Steven Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" He then appeared in "Letter to Brezhnev," "Ladyhawke" and "Eleni," but he received critical attention with his performance as Joe Orton's sadly neglected lover, Kenneth Halliwell, in "Prick Up Your Ears." Molina's additional feature film credits include "Not WithoutMy Daughter," "Enchanted April," "Boogie Nights," "Magnolia," "Chocolat" and "Frida." He has starred in two television series, "Ladies Man" and more recently, "Bram and Alice." Molina has played Agatha Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot, something he shares with Sir Peter Ustinov, in a television production of "Murder on the Orient Express." Molina received a Tony Award nomination for his Broadway debut in "Art," starring with Alan AIda and Victor Garber. His performance also netted him a Drama Desk Award. Molina was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Most Outstanding Debut Performance in the off-Broadway production of "Molly Sweeney" at New York's Roundabout Theater. His other stage credits include London productions of Tennessee William's "The Night of the Iguana" and David Mamet's "Speed the Plow," for which he was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance. He also received an Olivier Award nomination for "Oklahoma" at the Palace Theater.

BRUNO GANZ (Father Johann von Staupitz) is perhaps best known to Englishspeaking audiences as the Angel who longs to be human again in Wim Wender's "Wings of Desire," or as the voracious vampire in Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu - The Vampire." Ganz began acting on stage, making a solid career for himself before venturing before the cameras. Among his film credits are Eric Rohmer's "The Marquise of 0," "The American Friend," "The Boys From Brazil," "Circle of Deceit," "Strapless," "The Last Days of Chez Nous" and "Faraway, So Close!"

JONATHAN FJ1!IH (Girolamo AJeandro) was born in Essex, England and is the younger brother of actor Colin Firth. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama for three years. He has worked primarily in television for the BBC, where he became a heartthrob as Richard Grey in the 1992 feudal drama "Covington Cross." This was followed with the mini-series "Middlemarch," "Wuthering Heights," "Far From the Madding Crowd" and "An Ideal Husband," His other television credits include the NBC mini series "Leprechauns" and the historical drama "Victoria & Albert." Firth has recently completed production on "The Last Days of Pompeii," to air on the BBC in fall 2003.

CLAIRE COX (Katerina yon Bore) previously appeared in the 1998 theatrical films "The Leading Man," starring Jon Bon Jovi and Lambert Wilson, and "Shooting Fish," starring Kate Beckinsdale, Stuart Townsend and Dan Futterman. Her television roles for the BBC include Dee Parr on "Holby," Faith Wren on "Wren," Sidney on "Inspector Lynley Mysteries," Ianthe Cavendish in "The Choir" and Elsie in "BBC Memory Bank" and "The Last Salute." On stage, her performance of Portia in the Royal Shakespeare

Company's "Julius Caesar" brought her a nomination for the Ian Charleson Award. Other stage productions for the RSC include "Love in a Wood," "American Soap" and "The Servant of Two Masters."

BENJAMIN SADLER (Geore Spalatin) was born in Toronto, Canada, where he lived until his father moved the family to his native Germany. He later studied acting at both London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and New York's Stella Adler Workshop. Among his credits are the films "Hustle" and "Spuk aus der Gruft." His television credits include the recently completed BBC production "Augustus," starring Peter O'Toole, about the first Caesar of Rome. Sadler's other English-speaking television credits include "Tattoo," "Apokalypsis," "Mary of Magdalene," "Antonia," "Last Wish," "Heaven Beneath the Desert," "First Love" and "Girlfriends," as well as many Germanlanguage television credits.

JOCHEN HORST (Professor Karlstadt) was born in Osnabriick, Germany on September 7, 1961. He has worked primarily in German-language television projects. His English language credits include the feature films "Swing Kids" and "The Cement Garden," as well as the television productions of "Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair," and "Francis."

TORBEN LIEBRECHT (Emperor Charles V) was featured in his first international television production, "Monsignor Renaud," as the love struck young German soldier, Alois, stationed in occupied France. Born near Hamburg, Germany, Liebrecht has worked behind the cameras as an assistant director between his on-camera roles. His other English-speaking credit is the television movie "Deathwatch."

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