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The Object of Beauty
Love is more than dollars and sex.
Genres
DramaComedyCrime
Overview
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$5136192
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1991-04-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
5.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
John Malkovich
Jake Bartholomew
Andie MacDowell
Tina Leslie Oates
Lolita Davidovich
Joan
Rudi Davies
Jenny Finn
Joss Ackland
Mr. Mercer
Bill Paterson
Victor Swayle
Ricci Harnett
Steve Finn
Peter Riegert
Lawrence "Larry" Oates
Jack Shepherd
Marty Slaughter
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Doughty
Roger Lloyd Pack
Frankie Sedgewick
Andrew Hawkins
Gordon
Pip Torrens
Art Evaluator
Jeremy Sinden
Jonathan
Annie Hayes
Housekeeper
Richard Ireson
Night Porter
Stephen Churchett
Mr Mundy
Barry Gordon
Auctioneer
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