The Fool (1990)
2h 20m
Running Time
December 7, 1990Release Date
The Fool (1990)
2h 20m
Running Time
December 7, 1990Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Derek Jacobi
Mr. Frederick / Sir John
Paul Brooke
Lord Paramount
Julian Firth
John Tams
Ian Targett
Paddy Ward
Jo Warne
Chris Whittingham
Rory Murray
Henry Ottaway
Christopher Whittingham
Actor
Corin Redgrave
Sir Thomas Neathouse
Sally Ashby
Roger Hammond
Augustus Roddick
Alec Wallis
Marquess
Murray Melvin
Jeremy Ruttle
Jonathan Cecil
Sir Martin Locket
Richard Clifford
George Locket
Bill Wallis
Henry Beauchamp-Harper
Hugh Lloyd
Viscount
Frederick Treves
Samuel Simpson
Irina Brook
Georgiana Shillibeer
Ann-Marie Gwatkin
Emily
James Cosmo
Mr. Bowring
Miriam Margolyes
Mrs. Bowring
Philip McGough
Mr. Croker
Ian Gelder
Henry Gibbs
Joan Sims
Lady Daphne
Dilys Hamlett
Lady Emma
Maria Aitken
Lady Amelia
Auriol Smith
Lady Augusta
Stratford Johns
Arthur Shillibeer
Richard Caldicot
Duke
Patricia Hayes
The Dowager Duchess
Ruth Mitchell
The Girl
Jim Carter
Mr. Blackthorn
Arthur Kelly
Grease remover seller
Siobhan Nicholas
Chickweed seller
Robin Meredith
Crossing sweep
Miranda Richardson
Columbine / Rosalind / Ophelia
Joanna Brookes
Stage actress
Nora Connolly
Stage actress
John Dalby
Stage actor
Ron Emslie
Stage actor
Knight Mantell
Stage actor
Mark Arnold
Stage actor
Michael Feast
Mr. Edwin
Michael Hordern
Mr. Tatham
John McEnery
Mr. Maclean
Don Henderson
Bob
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Whistling Billy
Nick Edmett
Grease buyer
Michael Medwin
Mr. Wells
Maria Charles
The Pure Gatherer
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Harris
Christopher Hancock
Joe
Preston Lockwood
Mr. Benjamin
James Cairncross
Mr. Trott
John Harding
Mr. Priddle
Chris Darwin
Theatre doorman
Nicolas Tennant
Curley
David Keyes
Tom
George Savvides
Mr. Nick
Cyril Cusack
The Ballad Seller
Olivier Stockman
Writer / Editor / Sets & Props Artist / Other
Christine Edzard
Writer / Director / Art Direction / Producer
Robin Vidgeon
Director of Photography / Lighting Technician
Celia Bannerman
Casting / Other / Associate Producer
Michel Sanvoisin
Original Music Composer
David Wilmore
Thanks
John McMillan
Sets & Props Artist
Terry Thompson
Sets & Props Artist
John Tyler
Presenter
Neale Brown
Sets & Props Artist
Terry Lee
Colorist
Alan Weeks
Sets & Props Artist
Catherine Goodley
Sets & Props Artist
Jo Measure
Sets & Props Artist
Trevor Ingman
Other
Mark Moriarty
Camera Technician
John Fletcher
Camera Technician
Jim Thompson
Sets & Props Artist
Toppet Moore
Sets & Props Artist
Matthew Shrubb
Sets & Props Artist
Carrie Bayliss
Costumer
Marion Weise
Costumer
Ray Julian
Other
Colin Vinton
Lighting Technician
Richard Goodwin
Producer
Dave Goodie
Thanks
Alan Hausmann
Sets & Props Artist
Stephanie Gwatkin
Sets & Props Artist
Helen Pettit
Sets & Props Artist
Delia Latham
Hairdresser
Annabel Hands
Sets & Props Artist
Rotislav Doboujinsky
Sets & Props Artist
Sarah Alcock
Sets & Props Artist
Paul Carr
Sound
Frank Reid
Colorist
Jayne Lambert
Costumer
Iona Kenrick
Costumer
Karen Kelly
Other
Paul Evans
Camera Technician
Harry Ellam
Costumer
Sam Bear
Hairdresser
Linda Gregory
Other
Malcolm May
Camera Technician
Ray Wardley
Lighting Technician
Peter Seater
Sets & Props Artist
Tony Alcock
Sets & Props Artist
Emma Thistlethwaite
Sets & Props Artist
Liz Michie
Hairdresser
Colin Wilcox
Other
Mick Mason
Camera Technician
Chris Mortley
Lighting Technician
Henry Mayhew
Original Concept
Hugh Doherty
Sets & Props Artist
Robert Bray
Sets & Props Artist
Pam Meager
Hairdresser
Jacqui Fitzsimmons
Other
Godfrey Kirby
Sound
Brian Wynne
Colorist
Peter Cheesman
Sets & Props Artist
Molly Hoven
Other
John Thompson
Other
Billy Hoven
Sets & Props Artist
John Barratt
Sets & Props Artist
Joyce Carter
Costumer
Diane Wren
Costumer
Jacky Green
Costumer
Lilla Griffin
Costumer
John Griffin
Other
Shirley Nevin
Costumer
Sally Neale
Hairdresser
Lisa Barlow
Other
Sabine Goodwin
Other
Trevor Mathurin
Other
Rita Dean
Other
Jonny Kurzman
Other
Geoffrey Simm
Sound
Margaret Barrett
Sound
Salo Gardner
Thanks
Bill Clayton
Sets & Props Artist
Charlie McMillan
Sets & Props Artist
Simon Clarkson
Sets & Props Artist
Sabine Duthil
Sets & Props Artist
Karen Finch
Other
Tim Watts
Sound
Justin Grassi
Sets & Props Artist
Adam Clarkson
Sets & Props Artist
Johanna Sonnex
Sets & Props Artist
Barbara Sonnex
Costumer
Julie Yule
Costumer
Tana Berry
Other
Emma Burge
Other
Rosie Canavan
Other
Frances Lynch
Other
Ronnie Barlow
Sets & Props Artist
Mary McGowan
Sets & Props Artist
Janis Barlow
Sets & Props Artist
John Evans
Sets & Props Artist
Clare Wilkinson
Sets & Props Artist
Caroline Gardner
Sets & Props Artist
Judith Thorp
Sets & Props Artist
Annette Heron
Costumer
Doris Philpott
Costumer
Richard Feroze
Sets & Props Artist
Mark Sonnex
Sets & Props Artist
Sarah Bennie
Costumer
Linda James
Costumer
Brian Paxton
Sound
Jack Collins
Lighting Technician
Iris Rougler
Thanks
Daniel Meadows
Still Photographer
Albert Grassi
Sets & Props Artist
Jennifer Moseley
Sets & Props Artist
Elizabeth Moss
Hairdresser
Louise Brooks
Other
Tina Barr
Other
Charlotte Darwin
Other
Norman Swindell
Other
David Johnson
Other
Michaela Mason
Camera Technician
Fraser Maclean
Sets & Props Artist
Howard Goorney
Christine Pilgrim
Eric Francis
Una Brandon-Jones
John Atkinson
Bernard Padden
Jack Gittings
Paul Wilce
Brenda Bruce
Anne Romyn
Petra Markham
Richard Graydon
John Fahey
Philip Gunderson
Michael Mears
Ian Lindsay
Terence Conoley
Charlie Bartle
Christopher Good
James Coyle
Stephen Daltry
Marty Cruikshank
David Grahame
Sally Faulkner
Tamsin Heatley
Kristin Milward
Jane Wymark
Bruce Green
Robert Putt
Terry John
Arthur Nightingale
Harry Klein
Irene Frederick
John Quarmby
Patricia Napier
Peter Stockbridge
Tony Frey
Robert Terson
Fred Beauman
Ray Martin
Dominic Geary
Johnnie Clayton
Stephen Boyes
Linda Kerr Scott
Jessica James
Colleen McClure
Harry Jones
Joan Dainty
Christine Ellerbeck
Details.
Release DateDecember 7, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 20m
Budget$7,600,000
Box Office$79,139
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
woman director
victorian england
social satire
double identity
financial fraud
Wiki.
The Fool is a 1990 British film set in Victorian England's world of finance directed by Christine Edzard and produced by John Brabourne and Richard Goodwin, from a script by Edzard and Olivier Stockman. It stars Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack, Ruth Mitchell, Maria Aitken, Irina Brook, Paul Brook and Miranda Richardson.
The camerawork was by British cinematographer Robin Vidgeon.
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