Princess Caraboo [Blu-ray]

Princess Caraboo [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Austin Cast: Richard Hartley
Richard Hartley
, Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates
, Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
, Wendy Hughes
Wendy Hughes
Michael Austin
Princess Caraboo [Blu-ray]

Princess Caraboo [Blu-ray]

Director: Michael Austin Cast: Richard Hartley
Richard Hartley
, Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates
, Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent
, Wendy Hughes
Wendy Hughes
Michael Austin

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Overview

Loosely based on an actual incident, this family-friendly British comedy is also a sly satire of class consciousness. Phoebe Cates stars as a woman who appears in the English countryside of 1817 wearing exotic garb and speaking gibberish. Delivered to a nearby manor, the mystery woman is sheltered by the Worralls (Wendy Hughes and Jim Broadbent), who are then persuaded by their suspicious Greek butler Frixos (Kevin Kline, Cates' real-life husband) to have the drifter tried for vagrancy and begging, capital crimes. At the hearing, however, the woman persuades the magistrate through pantomime that she is a princess of Javanese origin named Caraboo, escaped from pirate kidnappers. The Worralls welcome Caraboo back into their home, lavishing upon her the deference due a royal. A society sensation, Caraboo wins over a linguist (John Lithgow), the prince regent (John Session), and even Frixos. Only an Irish reporter, Gutch (Stephen Rea), remains skeptical about Caraboo's origins.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/09/2020
UPC: 0826663201857
Original Release: 1994
Rating: PG
Source: Shout Factory
Language: English
Time: 1:37:00
Sales rank: 21,094

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Phoebe Cates Princess Caraboo
Jim Broadbent Mr. Worrall
Wendy Hughes Mrs. Worrall
Kevin Kline Frixos
John Lithgow Wilkinson
Stephen Rea Gutch
Peter Eyre Apthorpe
Jacqueline Pearce Lady Apthorpe
Roger Lloyd-Pack Magistrate Haythorne
John Wells Reverend Hunt
John Lynch Amon McCarthy
John Sessions Prince Regent
Arkie Whiteley Betty
Kate Ashfield Elle
Ewan Bailey Ship's Captain
Annabel Brooks Lady Neville
Anna Chancellor Mrs. Peake
Rachel Fielding Mrs. Benson
Anoushka Fooks Charlotte
David Glover Musician
Jerry Hall Lady Motley
Jamie Harris Tom
Peter Howell Clerk of the Court
Barbara Keogh Mrs. Wilberforce
Anthony Van Laast 2nd Dress Maker
Philip Lester Print Worker
Steven Mackintosh Harold
Tim McMullan Light-Fingered Aristocrat
Murray Melvin Lord Motley
Dougray Scott Dragoon Captain
Andrew Seear Mr. Peake
David Sibley Harrison
Ed Stobart Footman
Stromboli Fire Eater
Pauline Thomson First Dressmaker
Jacqueline Tong Mrs. Hunt
Edward Tudor-Pole Lord Neville

Technical Credits
Michael Austin Director
Marc Abraham Executive Producer
Armyan Bernstein Executive Producer
Simon Bosanquet Producer
Lucy Boulting Casting
Andrew Karsch Producer
Tom Rosenberg Executive Producer
Ian Wingrove Special Effects
John Wells Screenwriter
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