United Kingdom / Dec 07, 1990 / U
The Fool (1990)
Directed by Christine Edzard
2h 20minruntime
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chris Whittingham | |
| Rory Murray | Henry Ottaway |
| Corin Redgrave | Sir Thomas Neathouse |
| Sally Ashby | |
| Brenda Bruce | |
| Cindy Oswin | |
| Bernard Padden | |
| Emma Piper | |
| John Warner | |
| Roger Hammond | Augustus Roddick |
| Alec Wallis | Marquess |
| Marty Cruikshank | |
| Cordelia Ditton | |
| Susan Field | |
| Graham Seed | |
| Stanley Lloyd | |
| Hilary Sesta |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Fool |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sands Films, Film Four International, British Screen |
| Official site | sandsfilms.co.uk |
| Release date | 7 dicembre 1990 |
| Production | Richard Goodwin, Christine Edzard, Celia Bannerman |
| Writer | Christine Edzard, Olivier Stockman, Henry Mayhew |
| Casting | Celia Bannerman |
| Editing | Olivier Stockman, Brian Wynne, Terry Lee, Frank Reid |
| Cinematography | Robin Vidgeon, Daniel Meadows, Mick Mason, Paul Evans, Michaela Mason, Malcolm May, Mark Moriarty, John Fletcher |
| Assistant directors | Christine Edzard |
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| Lighting | Robin Vidgeon, Jack Collins, Chris Mortley, Ray Wardley, Colin Vinton |
| Camera operators | Robin Vidgeon, Daniel Meadows, Mick Mason, Paul Evans, Michaela Mason, Malcolm May, Mark Moriarty, John Fletcher |
| Additional photography | Robin Vidgeon, Daniel Meadows, Mick Mason, Paul Evans, Michaela Mason, Malcolm May, Mark Moriarty, John Fletcher |
| Production design | Christine Edzard |
| Art direction | Christine Edzard |
| Set decoration | Christine Edzard |
| Music | Michel Sanvoisin, Godfrey Kirby, Tim Watts, Geoffrey Simm, Margaret Barrett, Paul Carr, Brian Paxton |
| Sound | Michel Sanvoisin, Godfrey Kirby, Tim Watts, Geoffrey Simm, Margaret Barrett, Paul Carr, Brian Paxton |
| Costume design | |
| Makeup | |
| Hairstyling | |
| Budget | 7.600.000 € |
| Revenue | 79.139 € |
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