The Fool (1990)
Overview
A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $7,600,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $79,139.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.343 |
Directed By
Christine Edzard
Crew
Olivier Stockman
Christine Edzard
Christine Edzard
Christine Edzard
Olivier Stockman
Robin Vidgeon
Celia Bannerman
Michel Sanvoisin
David Wilmore
John McMillan
Terry Thompson
John Tyler
Neale Brown
Terry Lee
Alan Weeks
Catherine Goodley
Jo Measure
Trevor Ingman
Mark Moriarty
John Fletcher
Jim Thompson
Toppet Moore
Matthew Shrubb
Carrie Bayliss
Marion Weise
Ray Julian
Colin Vinton
Richard Goodwin
Dave Goodie
Alan Hausmann
Stephanie Gwatkin
Helen Pettit
Delia Latham
Annabel Hands
Rotislav Doboujinsky
Sarah Alcock
Paul Carr
Frank Reid
Olivier Stockman
Jayne Lambert
Iona Kenrick
Karen Kelly
Paul Evans
Harry Ellam
Sam Bear
Linda Gregory
Malcolm May
Robin Vidgeon
Ray Wardley
Peter Seater
Tony Alcock
Emma Thistlethwaite
Liz Michie
Colin Wilcox
Mick Mason
Chris Mortley
Henry Mayhew
Hugh Doherty
Robert Bray
Pam Meager
Jacqui Fitzsimmons
Godfrey Kirby
Brian Wynne
Peter Cheesman
Celia Bannerman
Olivier Stockman
Molly Hoven
John Thompson
Christine Edzard
Billy Hoven
John Barratt
Joyce Carter
Diane Wren
Jacky Green
Lilla Griffin
John Griffin
Shirley Nevin
Sally Neale
Lisa Barlow
Sabine Goodwin
Trevor Mathurin
Rita Dean
Jonny Kurzman
Geoffrey Simm
Margaret Barrett
Salo Gardner
Bill Clayton
Charlie McMillan
Simon Clarkson
Sabine Duthil
Karen Finch
Tim Watts
Justin Grassi
Adam Clarkson
Johanna Sonnex
Barbara Sonnex
Julie Yule
Tana Berry
Emma Burge
Rosie Canavan
Frances Lynch
Ronnie Barlow
Mary McGowan
Janis Barlow
John Evans
Clare Wilkinson
Caroline Gardner
Judith Thorp
Annette Heron
Doris Philpott
Richard Feroze
Mark Sonnex
Sarah Bennie
Linda James
Brian Paxton
Jack Collins
Iris Rougler
Daniel Meadows
Albert Grassi
Jennifer Moseley
Elizabeth Moss
Louise Brooks
Tina Barr
Charlotte Darwin
Norman Swindell
David Johnson
Michaela Mason
Celia Bannerman
Fraser Maclean
TOP CAST
Derek Jacobi
Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Paul Brooke
Lord Paramount
Rory Murray
Henry Ottaway
Corin Redgrave
Sir Thomas Neathouse
Roger Hammond
Augustus Roddick
Alec Wallis
Marquess
Murray Melvin
Jeremy Ruttle
Jonathan Cecil
Sir Martin Locket
Richard Clifford
George Locket
Bill Wallis
Henry Beauchamp-Harper
Hugh Lloyd
Viscount
Frederick Treves
Samuel Simpson
Irina Brook
Georgiana Shillibeer
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