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7.0/10   37 votes
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Director:
Christine Edzard
Writers:
Christine Edzard (writer)
Olivier Stockman (writer)
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Release Date:
7 December 1990 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London... more | add synopsis
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extraordinary more (1 total)

Cast

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Graham Fletcher-Cook ... Whistling Billy

Derek Jacobi ... Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Maria Aitken ... Lady Amelia
Irina Brook ... Georgiana Shillibeer
Paul Burke ... Paul Brooke
Jim Carter ... Mr. Blackthorn
Jonathan Cecil ... Sir Martin Locket

James Cosmo ... Mr. Bowring
Rosalie Crutchley ... Mrs. Harris
Cyril Cusack ... The Ballad Seller
Patricia Hayes ... The Dowager
Joan Sims ... Lady Daphne
Don Henderson ... Bob
Michael Hordern ... Mr. Tatham
John McEnery ... Mr. Maclean
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Runtime:
Canada:140 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Spain:T | UK:U
Filming Locations:
England, UK
Company:
Sands Films more

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Last film performances of both Sir 'Michael Hordern' and Paul Burke. more

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extraordinary, 14 July 2000
10/10
Author: spammerbox from usa

An extraordinary film from Christine Edzard, who also directed Little Dorrit. The film has an atmospheric, almost Dickensian ambience. Jacobi is superb, underplaying his dual roles while clearly establishing two different characters. The supporting cast, especially Cyril Cusack, is also--forgive the repetition--superb. The subtle social satire regarding the haves' attitudes toward the havenots (and vice versa), is clearly relevant today.

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