The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death (1988)
Overview
Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
Cast
John Hurt
The Storyteller
Bob Peck
The Soldier
Walter Sparrow
Card Trick Beggar
John Franklyn-Robbins
Tzar
Jan Chappell
The Soldier's Wife
David Fleeshman
Innkeeper
Brian Henson
The Storyteller's Dog
David Alan Barclay
Devil
Richard Coombs
Devil
John Eccleston
Devil
Mike Quinn
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