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The Fool

Dec 7, 1990

2h 20m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Sands Films

Film Four International

British Screen

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Cast

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Derek Jacobi

Lord Paramount

Paul Brooke

Julian Firth

John Tams

Ian Targett

Paddy Ward

Jo Warne

Chris Whittingham

Henry Ottaway

Rory Murray

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Corin Redgrave

Sally Ashby

Brenda Bruce

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