The Tichborne Claimant
Synopsis
A trusted black man servant, Bogle, is sent to Australia to identify the heir apparent.
After several years of fruitless searching, Bogle writes back to the Tichbornes in England informing them that their son is in fact probably dead. They inform Bogle that he may as well stay in Australia.
Desperate for a ticket home, Bogle decides to train an unlikely imposter, an overweight butcher with an uncanny resemblance to the missing heir, in the ways and manners of an English gentleman.
Back in England his eccentric mother recognises Bogle's trained gentleman immediately as her missing son, much to the horror of the rest of the family. And so begins one of the longest running court cases in English legal history, and a story which takes a remarkable turn as the imposter Bogle has unearthed suddenly begins to act and behave like the man he is supposed to be.
Is he Sir Roger or not? Based upon a true story.
Details
- Year
- 1998
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- 35mm Kodak
- Director
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David Yates
- Producer
- Tom McCabe
- Director of Photography
- Peter Thwaites
- Principal cast
- John Kani, Robert Pugh, Sir John Gielgud, Stephen Fry, Robert Hardy and Rachael Dowling
- Screen Writer
- Joe Fisher
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The Bigger Picture Company Ealing Studio Ealing Green London W5 5EP Tel: 020 8758 8566 Fax: 020 8567 5475
Sales Company
as Production Company
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