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The Fool
The Fool

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The Fool

NR·1990·140m

Summary

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.

Cast

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

Julian Firth

John Tams

John Tams

Ian Targett

Paddy Ward

Jo Warne

Chris Whittingham

Rory Murray

Henry Ottaway

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Sally Ashby

Brenda Bruce

Brenda Bruce

Cindy Oswin

Bernard Padden

Emma Piper

John Warner

John Warner

Roger Hammond

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

Alec Wallis

Marquess

Marty Cruikshank

Marty Cruikshank

Cordelia Ditton

Susan Field

Graham Seed

Stanley Lloyd

Hilary Sesta

Murray Melvin

Murray Melvin

Jeremy Ruttle

Jonathan Cecil

Jonathan Cecil

Sir Martin Locket

John Atkinson

Una Brandon-Jones

James Greene

Zoe Hicks

Brian Poyser

Norman Lumsden

Norman Lumsden

Richard Clifford

Richard Clifford

George Locket

Bill Wallis

Bill Wallis

Henry Beauchamp-Harper

Rosalind Adler

Rosalind Adler

Rex Doyle

Reginald Jessup

Christine Pilgrim

Joanna Maude

Amanda Wenban

Hugh Lloyd

Hugh Lloyd

Viscount

Frederick Treves

Samuel Simpson

Ben Aris

Gregory Floy

Gregory Floy

Howard Goorney

Howard Goorney

Christopher Good

Christopher Good

Petra Markham

Petra Markham

Ian Lindsay

Ian Lindsay

Irina Brook

Irina Brook

Georgiana Shillibeer

Sarah Flind

Sarah Flind

Penny Bunton

Penny Bunton

Julian Bleach

Julian Bleach

Jean Murphy

Fiona McAlpine

Anne Romyn

Ann-Marie Gwatkin

Emily

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Mr. Bowring

Terence Conoley

James Coyle

Stephen Daltry

Kit Jackson

Giles Oldershaw

David Trevena

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Bowring

Philip McGough

Philip McGough

Mr. Croker

Iain Andrew

Mara Purcell

Eric Francis

Jack Gittings

Bill Stewart

Bill Stewart

Peter Wyatt

Ian Gelder

Ian Gelder

Henry Gibbs

Joan Sims

Joan Sims

Lady Daphne

Beth Ellis

Janet Henfrey

Janet Henfrey

Merelina Kendall

Charmian May

Madeleine Moffat

Phillada Sewell

Dilys Hamlett

Dilys Hamlett

Lady Emma

Maria Aitken

Maria Aitken

Lady Amelia

Laura Cox

Sally Faulkner

Sally Faulkner

Tamsin Heatley

Darlene Johnson

Darlene Johnson

Kristin Milward

Jane Wymark

Jane Wymark

Auriol Smith

Lady Augusta

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Arthur Shillibeer

Leon Davis

James Grant

Richard Graydon

Richard Graydon

Bruce Green

Patricia Napier

Peter Stockbridge

Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot

Duke

Patricia Hayes

Patricia Hayes

The Dowager Duchess

Ruth Mitchell

The Girl

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Mr. Blackthorn

Arthur Kelly

Grease remover seller

Tony Frey

Irene Frederick

Siobhan Nicholas

Chickweed seller

Robin Meredith

Crossing sweep

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia

Joanna Brookes

Joanna Brookes

Stage actress

Nora Connolly

Nora Connolly

Stage actress

John Dalby

Stage actor

Ron Emslie

Stage actor

Knight Mantell

Stage actor

Mark Arnold

Mark Arnold

Stage actor

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Mr. Edwin

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Mr. Tatham

Peter Bailie

Jan Lower

Pamela Moiseiwitsch

John Moore

Malcolm Mudie

Simon Slater

John McEnery

John McEnery

Mr. Maclean

Don Henderson

Don Henderson

Bob

Michael Andrew

Michael Andrew

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Whistling Billy

David Grahame

Kenneth McClellan

John Tordoff

John Tordoff

Robert Terson

Nick Edmett

Grease buyer

Michael Medwin

Michael Medwin

Mr. Wells

Raymond Brody

Ronnie Brody

Ronnie Brody

Alan Ford

Alan Ford

Mark Lambert

Mark Lambert

Stewart Permutt

Peter Waddington

Maria Charles

Maria Charles

The Pure Gatherer

Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Crutchley

Mrs. Harris

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Christopher Hancock

Joe

Jessica James

Jessica James

Linda Kerr Scott

Linda Kerr Scott

David Sterne

David Sterne

Preston Lockwood

Mr. Benjamin

James Cairncross

Mr. Trott

Maurice Elliot

Richard Henry

John Fahey

David Glover

Robert Putt

Robert Putt

David Pugh

David Pugh

John Harding

Mr. Priddle

Chris Darwin

Theatre doorman

Christine Ellerbeck

Harry Jones

Colleen McClure

John Tramper

Nicolas Tennant

Curley

Charlie Bartle

Fred Beauman

Stephen Boyes

Johnnie Clayton

David Keyes

David Keyes

Tom

Dominic Geary

Philip Gunderson

Ray Martin

Terry John

Terry John

Arthur Nightingale

Harry Klein

George Savvides

George Savvides

Mr. Nick

John Quarmby

John Quarmby

Harry Webster

Dawn Charatan

Joan Dainty

Deddie Davies

Mark Knox

Dominic Martinez

Stephen Rashbrook

Stephen Rashbrook

Vince Starr

Paul Wilce

Michael Mears

Michael Mears

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

The Ballad Seller

Crew

Director, Writer

Christine Edzard

Original Concept

Henry Mayhew

Writer

Olivier Stockman

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Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$7,600,000.00

Revenue:

$79,139.00

Keywords

victorian england
social satire
woman director
double identity
financial fraud