Princess Caraboo (1994)

5.5/10 • 97 min • Comedy Drama History Mystery

Overview

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?

Cast

Jim Broadbent

Mr. Worrall

Phoebe Cates

Princess Caraboo / Mary Baker

Wendy Hughes

Mrs. Worrall

Kevin Kline

Frixos

John Lithgow

Professor Wilkinson

Stephen Rea

Gutch

Peter Eyre

Lord Apthorpe

Jacqueline Pearce

Lady Apthorpe

Roger Lloyd Pack

Magistrate Haythorne

John Lynch

Amon McCarthy

John Sessions

Prince Regent

Arkie Whiteley

Betty

Kate Ashfield

Ella

Ewan Bailey

Ship's Captain

Annabel Brooks

Lady Neville

Anna Chancellor

Mrs. Peake

Rachel Fielding

Mrs. Benson

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