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The Tichborne Claimant 1998 Directed by David Yates

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 1 August 1998
98 mins
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Robert Pugh The Claimant
John Kani Bogle
Stephen Fry Hawkins
John Gielgud Cockburn
Robert Hardy Lord Rivers
Rachael Dowling Mary Anne
Charles Gray Arundell
James Villiers Uncle Henry
Dudley Sutton Onslow Onslow
Paola Dionisotti The Dowager
Perry Fenwick John Holmes
Tom McCabe Keneally
John Challis Rous the Landlord
Chas Bryer Bowker
Roger May Baigent
Anita Dobson Fanny Loder
Howard Lew Lewis The Hotel Manager
Ursula Howells Lady Doughty
Jennifer Hennessy Cousin Alicia
Matt Wilkinson Tom Hibbert
Iain Cuthbertson Dr. McKechnie
Tom Harrison Dowager's Priest
Gordon Langford Rowe Dr. Lipscome
Sion Tudor Owen Charles Orton
Joanna Swain Workhouse Matron
Ralph Nossek Workhouse Master
Richard Underwood Stage Doorkeeper
Sarah Sutcliffe Lizzie Holmes
Mike Ames Street Preacher
Vladimir Vega Tom Castro
Fiona Carnegie Dowager's Maid
David Crawford Court Usher
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