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A Fish Called Wanda

1988 · Film · 109 min

  • Comedy
  • Crime

Plot

While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection.

About A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese from a story conceived by Cleese and Crichton. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader. His barrister becomes a central figure – and jealousies rage – as femme fatale Wanda seduces him to locate the loot. A Fish Called Wanda grossed over $188 million worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing film of 1988. At the 61st Academy Awards, it was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay and won for Best Supporting Actor for Kline. A spiritual sequel, Fierce Creatures, was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked A Fish Called Wanda the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century.

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Cast

  • Jamie Lee CurtisWanda Gershwitz
  • John CleeseArchie Leach
  • Kevin KlineOtto
  • Michael PalinKen Pile
  • Maria AitkenWendy
  • Tom GeorgesonGeorges Thomason
  • Cynthia CleesePortia
  • Patricia HayesMrs. Coady
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