- Nostromo June 14, 21, and 28, 1998 (check local listings) A fortune in silver sparks revolution and high adventure in 1890s South America. The epic novel by Joseph Conrad becomes a six-hour blockbuster for the small screen with a cast that includes Colin Firth, Albert Finney, Claudia Cardinale, Serena Scott Thomas, Brian Dennehy, and Claudio Amendola as Nostromo. An unusual television ...www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/archive/programs/nostromo