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Paper Mask

1990 · 105 min · Director: Christopher Morahan ★ IMDb 6.6 · 822 ratings

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A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.

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Paper Mask (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Fantasy. AI estimate.

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Cast

FT
Frederick Treves

Tom Wilkinson

Dr. Thorn

BL
Barbara Leigh-Hunt

JY
Jimmy Yuill

JY
Jimmy Yuill

Alec Moran

ML
Mark Lewis Jones

Mark Lewis Jones

Dr. Lloyd

JW
John Warnaby

JW
John Warnaby

Dr. Hammond

AM
Alexandra Mathie

OF
Oliver Ford Davies

FB
Frank Baker

Happy

CR
Clive Rowe

Ants

RO
Robert Oates

Head Porter

KA
Karen Ascoe

Alison

DR
Dale Rapley

Dr. Simon Hennessey

SA
Simon Adams

Laurence

HC
Hetta Charnley

Medical Student

DH
Dierdre Halligan

Old Patient

FR
Freda Rodgers

Dr. Thorn's Staff Nurse

ST
Sally Thompson

Dr. Gemmel

Details

Directed by
Christopher Morahan
Written by
John Collee
Type
Movies
Released
1990
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 822 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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