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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Box office
Grossed $79.1K worldwide against a $7.6M budget
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Olivier StockmanWriter
- Christine EdzardWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 7, 1990
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $7.6M
- Revenue
- $79.1K
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Derek JacobiMr. Frederick / Sir John
Paul BrookeLord Paramount
Julian Firth
John Tams- Ian Targett
- Paddy Ward
- Jo Warne
- Chris Whittingham
- Rory MurrayHenry Ottaway
Corin RedgraveSir Thomas Neathouse- Sally Ashby
Brenda Bruce- Cindy Oswin
- Bernard Padden
- Emma Piper
John Warner
Roger HammondAugustus Roddick- Alec WallisMarquess
Marty Cruikshank- Cordelia Ditton
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