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Stiff Upper Lips
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Stiff Upper Lips is a broad parody of British period films, especially the lavish Merchant-Ivory productions of the 'eighties and early 'nineties. Although it specifically targets A Room with a View, Chariots of Fire, Maurice, A Passage to India, and many other films, in a more general way Stiff Upper Lips satirises popular perceptions of certain Edwardian traits: propriety, sexual repression, xenophobia, and class snobbery.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1998-06-12
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5.6
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Georgina Cates
Emily
Peter Ustinov
Horace Wiggins
Prunella Scales
Aunt Agnes
Samuel West
Edward
Sean Pertwee
George
David Artus
Hurdler
Kevin Furlong
Hurdler
Nicholas Selby
Don 1
John Boswall
Don 2
Robert Portal
Cedric
Frank Finlay
Hudson Junior
Geoffrey Palmer
His Butler's Voice
Jon Croft
Station Master
Charles Simon
Hudson Senior
Anna Livia Ryan
Rosie
Brian Glover
Eric
David Ashton
Dr. Henry
Richard Braine
Mr. Tweeb
Mac McDonald
American Husband
Kate Harper
American Wife
Rajendra Varman
Sitar Player
Miss Swati
Tea Server
Tigmanshu Dhulia
Stall Holder
Baron Baretto
Indian Boy
Sindhu Tolani
Indian Girl
Shri Vallabh Vyas
Defence Lawyer
John Winter
Prosecution Lawyer
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