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The Tichborne Claimant

80% | Aug 01, 1998
Drama

Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.

Top Billed Cast

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Robert Pugh
The Claimant
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John Kani
Bogle
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Stephen Fry
Hawkins
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John Gielgud
Cockburn
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Robert Hardy
Lord Rivers

Featured Crew

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David Yates
Director
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Claire Rudkin
Art Direction
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Peter Thwaites
Cinematography
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Brian Sykes
Production Design
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Christopher Payne
Associate Producer
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Sukey Fisher
Writer
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Tom McCabe
Producer
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Nicholas Hooper
Original Music Composer
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Philip Keenan
Casting
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Ann Harrison-Baxter
Line Producer
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Pam Downe
Costume Design
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Jamie Trevill
Editor

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