A Feast at Midnight

Nov 1, 1994

1h 45m

★ 6.0

A 500-year old school. A prehistoric form master....and a 10-year old chef.

Overview

A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Kwai River

A Feast at Midnight Trailers

Cast

V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow

Christopher Lee

Headmaster

Robert Hardy

Father

Edward Fox

Magnus

Freddie Findlay

Goof

Aled Roberts

Tava

Andrew Lusher

Miss Plunder

Carol MacReady

Oberoi

Sebastian Armesto

Chef

Samuel West

Miss Charlotte

Lisa Faulkner

Mother

Julie Dreyfus

Cabbie

John Hurley

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