The Clandestine Marriage (1999)
Overview
A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.465 |
Directed By
Christopher Miles
Crew
Christopher Miles
Trevor Bentham
Steve Clark-Hall
Stanisław Syrewicz
Denis Crossan
George Akers
Martin Childs
Deirdre Clancy
Mark Tanner
Celia Bobak
Chris Lyons
Deborah Jarvis
Norma Webb
Mary Selway
Tim Buxton
Rod Gunner
Alan Howden
Andrew Warren
Tim Cavagin
TOP CAST
Nigel Hawthorne
Lord Ogleby
Joan Collins
Mrs. Heidelberg
Timothy Spall
Sterling
Tom Hollander
Sir John Ogelby
Paul Nicholls
Richard Lovewell
Mark Burns
Capstick
Natasha Little
Fanny
Emma Chambers
Betsy
Cyril Shaps
Canton
Ray Fearon
Brush
Timothy Bateson
Gaoler
Jenny Galloway
Mrs Trusty
Roger Hammond
Traverse
Hugh Lloyd
Reverend Parker
Cavan Kendall
Sergeant Flower
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