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The Fool

The Fool

★ 8.0/10•1990•2h 20m•U•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.

Christine Edzard · Director

Christine Edzard · Writer

Olivier Stockman · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 7, 1990
Budget$7,600,000
Revenue$79,139

Actors

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

John Tams

John Tams

Ian Targett

Paddy Ward

Jo Warne

Chris Whittingham

Rory Murray

Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Sally Ashby

Brenda Bruce

Brenda Bruce

Cindy Oswin

Bernard Padden

Emma Piper

John Warner

John Warner

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