Interview: Vincent Cassel on Eastern Promises

by Ambrose Heron on 27/02/2008

Vincent Cassel in Eastern PromisesSince his breakthrough role in Mathieu Kassovitz’s La Haine, Vincent Cassel has gone on to star in a variety of European films such as L’Appartement and Irréversible.

He has also appeared in a number of Hollywood productions such as Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen, Derailed, Birthday Girl, Elizabeth and Shrek (he was the voice of Monsieur Hood).

His latest film is Eastern Promises, a dark tale of Russian gangsters in London, directed by David Cronenberg and co-starring Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen and Armin Mueller-Stahl.

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Eastern Promises
is out now on DVD

> Buy Eastern Promises on DVD from Amazon UK
> Download this interview as an MP3 file
> Vincent Cassel at the IMDb
> Official website for Eastern Promises
> Listen to our interview with director David Cronenberg about Eastern Promises

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