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Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo

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Princess Caraboo

"She was everything they dreamed of... And nothing they expected."

1994

1h 37m

5.5(31 votes)

Comedy

Drama

History

Mystery

Overview

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?

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TriStar Pictures

Beacon Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Mr. Worrall

Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

Princess Caraboo / Mary Baker

Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Mrs. Worrall

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Frixos

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Professor Wilkinson

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Gutch

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Lord Apthorpe

Jacqueline Pearce

Jacqueline Pearce

Lady Apthorpe

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Magistrate Haythorne

John Wells

Reverend Hunt

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Austin
Written by: Michael Austin
John Wells
Produced by: Simon Bosanquet
Andrew S. Karsch

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