Kane & Abel, the best selling novel by Jeffrey Archer, is brought to the screen by Columbia Pictues and tells the classic tale of two ambitious men whose lives are bound together by fate and dominated by rivalry and greed. Willam Kane and Abel Rosnovsky are two men whose paths were destined to meet and would change their lives forever. Kane is the son of a prominent Boston banker, Abel is the illegitimate son of a Polish baron, who grew up a peasant but was taken in by the baron not knowing that he's his father. Kane's father would die when he was very young, his mother would marry David Osborne, while still not really over husband's death. William feels that something's not right about him, and he's right; Osborne in addition to sleeping with other women is taking money that is rightfully his mother's and William's. After his mother dies, William tells Orborne not come near him again or else. Abel would be caught by the Russians and sent to labor camp, he would escape, go to Turkey and then go to America. There he becomes the protoge of a hotel magnate. When the crash of 1929 occurs, his boss is wiped out and the bank that he borrowed money from is foreclosing on his hotel, his boss kills hemself. And the bank is Kane's bank. When Abel goes to see him, he tells him that there's nothing he can do, even though he opposed the foreclosure. Kane then swears that he will make Kane and his bank pay for what happened. Abel would get an ally from Osborne, who tells him, his account of what happened between him and William. And when William hears that Abel has aligned himself with Osborne, he vows to get them. Directed by Buzz Kulik Writing credits Jeffrey Archer (novel) Robert W. Lenski Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification Peter Strauss .... Abel Rosnovski Sam Neill .... William Lowell Kane Ron Silver .... Thaddeus Cohen David Dukes .... David Osborne Fred Gwynne .... Davis LeRoy Thomas Byrd .... Richard Kane (as Tom Roberts Byrd) Alberta Watson .... Zofia Rosnovski Reed Birney .... Matthew Lester Vyto Ruginis .... George Nowak Jill Eikenberry .... Susan Lester Richard Anderson .... Alan Lloyd Kate McNeil .... Florentyna Rosnovski Veronica Hamel .... Kate Kane Lisa Banes .... Anne Kane Christopher Cazenove .... The Baron Sheree J. Wilson .... Melanie LeRoy Kent Broadhurst .... Tony Simmons Debra Engle .... Millie Preston Harry Groener .... Lowell Kane Jan Rubes .... The Polish Consul Richard Seff .... Curtis Fenton William Cain .... H.T. Jilks Henry Beckman .... Glen Ricardo Larry Keith .... Thomas Cohen Robert Milli .... Charles Lester Ken Pogue .... Dr. MacKendrick Lally Cadeau .... Maisie Paul Harding .... David Maxton Robert Schenkkan .... Jack Thomas Richard Thomsen .... Ted Leach Tesa Ujazdowska .... Woman Passenger Carly Anthony .... Florentyna Koskiewicz 12-16 Patrick Bauchau .... Ludwik Tan Bura .... Wladek/Abel 9-13 Torquil Campbell .... Young William Kane James Carruthers .... Customs Man Danielle Cusson .... Florentyna Rosnovski 11 Marc de Jonge .... Alfons Mignon Elkins .... William's Secretary #2 Diane Fabian .... Lady Glove Customer John Gilbert .... Ames Gordon Gould .... TV Newsman Melissa Joan Hart .... Florentyna Rosnovski (Age 7) (as Melissa Hart) Alexei Jawdokimov .... Jasio George Hamlin .... Rupert Cork-Smith Helen Hughes .... William's Secretary #1 Joe Jamrog .... Doorman Kimberly Kulik .... Florentyna Rosnovski 4-5 Peter Millard .... Mr. Munro Jonathan Moore .... Peter Parfitt John Newton .... Desmond Pacey Raymond O'Connor .... New York Newsboy Martitia Palmer .... Fashion Reporter Darren Panet .... Richard Kane 7-8 Eddie Parker .... Richard Kane 5 Anthony Pearson .... Stefan Hilary Perez .... Florentyna Koskiewicz 3-4 Meredith Phelan .... Virginia Kane 3-4 Adam Philipson .... Richard Kane 14-15 Nicholas Pietrek .... Leon Rosnovski Steffanie Pitt .... Florentyna Koskiewicz 18-20 Benjamin Rayson .... N.Y. Cabbie James Rebhorn .... Federal Prosecutor Michael J. Reynolds .... John Preston Sylvia Rotter .... Helena David Shawyer .... Dr. Dubein Leon B. Stevens .... Judge Prescott Austin Willis .... Senator Willis Runtime: Argentina:240 min Country: USA Language: English Color: Color Sound Mix: Mono Certification: Argentina:13 Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination Vol l, ll, lll on 3 DVD or 3 VHS
