The Fool (1990)

8.0/10 140 min Drama

Overview

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

Mr. Frederick / Sir John

Paul Brooke

Lord Paramount

Julian Firth

John Tams

Corin Redgrave

Sir Thomas Neathouse

Brenda Bruce

John Warner

Roger Hammond

Augustus Roddick

Marty Cruikshank

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