Bernard and the Genie

Nov 23, 1991

1h 10m

★ 7.3

Overview

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Talkback

BBC

Attaboy Films

Miramax

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Cast

Josephus the Genie

Lenny Henry

Bernard Bottle

Alan Cumming

Charles Pinkworth

Rowan Atkinson

Wizard

John Gabriel

Kevin

Kevin Allen

Frank Kepple

Denis Lill

Carrie

Angela Clarke

Miss Purse

Janet Henfrey

Miss Temple

Marcia Ashton

PC Parker

Trevor Laird

Officer

Gary Whelan

Himself

Bob Geldof

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