Pascalis Island is a 1988 English-language Drama motion picture written and directed by James Dearden and produced by Tania Blunden, Paul Raphael and Mirella Sklavounou under the banner of Channel Four Films in collaboration with Dearfilm. 1908: Basil Pascali (Sir Ben Kingsley), a spy for the Sultan, sends reports to Istanbul that nobody reads. His suspicions are roused when a British archeologist appears, who may not be quite what he ms. Written by Cleo. Pascalis island features Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Helen Mirren, Kevork Malikyan, George Murcell, Nadim Sawalha and Kostis Savvidakis. The motion picture is based on Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth. The music was composed by Loek Dikker. Cinematography was done by Roger Deakins and editing by Edward Marnier. The motion picture has a running time of 104 minutes. The movie made a box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Avenue Pictures Productions.