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Foreign Body

Foreign Body

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Foreign Body

"In love and medicine, malpractice makes perfect"

1986

1h 51m

4.6(7 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.

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Orion Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Ram Das

Warren Mitchell

Warren Mitchell

I.Q. Patel

Geraldine McEwan

Geraldine McEwan

Lady Ammanford

Denis Quilley

Denis Quilley

Prime Minister

Amanda Donohoe

Amanda Donohoe

Susan Partridge

Eve Ferret

Eve Ferret

Norah

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Miss Furze

Stratford Johns

Stratford Johns

Mr. Plumb

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Dr Stirry

Jane Laurie

Jo Masters

Creative team

Directed by: Ronald Neame
Written by: Céline La Frenière
Produced by: Colin M. Brewer

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