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The Fool

Name: The Fool
Released: 1990-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 8.0

1990 • 140 min • ★ 8.0 (3) • Released

Drama

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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Original title: The Fool
Language: EN
Country: GB
Budget: $7,600,000
Revenue: $79,139

Keywords 5

double identity financial fraud social satire victorian england woman director

Cast 72

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

—

John Tams

—

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Brenda Bruce

—

John Warner

—

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

Marty Cruikshank

—

Murray Melvin

Jeremy Ruttle

Jonathan Cecil

Sir Martin Locket

Una Brandon-Jones

—

Norman Lumsden

—

Richard Clifford

George Locket

Bill Wallis

Henry Beauchamp-Harper

Rosalind Adler

—

Hugh Lloyd

Viscount

Gregory Floy

—

Howard Goorney

—

Christopher Good

—

Petra Markham

—

Ian Lindsay

—

Irina Brook

Georgiana Shillibeer

Sarah Flind

—

Julian Bleach

—

James Cosmo

Mr. Bowring

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Bowring

Philip McGough

Mr. Croker

Ian Gelder

Henry Gibbs

Joan Sims

Lady Daphne

Janet Henfrey

—

Merelina Kendall

—

Dilys Hamlett

Lady Emma

Maria Aitken

Lady Amelia

Sally Faulkner

—

Jane Wymark

—

Stratford Johns

Arthur Shillibeer

Richard Graydon

—

Richard Caldicot

Duke

Patricia Hayes

The Dowager Duchess

Jim Carter

Mr. Blackthorn

Miranda Richardson

Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

Joanna Brookes

Stage actress

Nora Connolly

Stage actress

Mark Arnold

Stage actor

Michael Feast

Mr. Edwin

Michael Hordern

Mr. Tatham

John McEnery

Mr. Maclean

Don Henderson

Bob

Michael Andrew

—

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Whistling Billy

John Tordoff

—

Michael Medwin

Mr. Wells

Ronnie Brody

—

Alan Ford

—

Mark Lambert

—

Maria Charles

The Pure Gatherer

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Harris

Ewen Bremner

—

Ron Cook

—

Jessica James

—

Linda Kerr Scott

—

David Sterne

—

Robert Putt

—

David Pugh

—

Nicholas Tennant

Curley

David Keyes

Tom

George Savvides

Mr. Nick

John Quarmby

—

Stephen Rashbrook

—

Michael Mears

—

Cyril Cusack

The Ballad Seller

Crew 8

Christine Edzard

Art Direction

Salo Gardner

Thanks

Christine Edzard

Director

Celia Bannerman

Associate Producer

Celia Bannerman

Casting

Celia Bannerman

Other

Christine Edzard

Producer

Christine Edzard

Writer

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