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The Fool

1990 · 140 min · Director: Christine Edzard ★ IMDb 6 · 134 ratings

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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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The Fool (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Curiosity 25%, Anticipation 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Envy15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Curiosity, Anticipation. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

Derek Jacobi

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

PB
Paul Brooke

PB
Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

JF
Julian Firth

JT
John Tams

IT
Ian Targett

PW
Paddy Ward

PW
Paddy Ward

JW
Jo Warne

CW
Chris Whittingham

RM
Rory Murray

SA
Sally Ashby

BB
Brenda Bruce

CO
Cindy Oswin

BP
Bernard Padden

EP
Emma Piper

JW
John Warner

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

AW
Alec Wallis

Marquess

MC
Marty Cruikshank

CD
Cordelia Ditton

Details

Directed by
Christine Edzard
Written by
Christine Edzard, Olivier Stockman
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
140 min
Country
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 134 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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