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16/09/1994 Comedy, Drama, History, Mystery 1h 37m
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She was everything they dreamed of... And nothing they expected.

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?

  1. Michael Austin

    Director, Writer

  2. John Wells

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Jim Broadbent

    Mr. Worrall

  2. Phoebe Cates

    Princess Caraboo / Mary Baker

  3. Wendy Hughes

    Mrs. Worrall

  4. Kevin Kline

    Frixos

  5. John Lithgow

    Professor Wilkinson

  6. Stephen Rea

    Gutch

  7. Peter Eyre

    Lord Apthorpe

  8. Jacqueline Pearce

    Lady Apthorpe

  9. Roger Lloyd Pack

    Magistrate Haythorne

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-11-02
Phoebe Cates is quite charming here as the enigmatic young woman who appears, very much like a fish out of water, in a Georgian English village. She's clearly not a local, and is heading for jail for begging before a supposed "interpreter" steps in claiming that he can understand her dialect and stating that she is really the eponymous character from a land far, far away.... The local "Worrall" landowners love the idea and embrace her. Not for her sake, of course, but because it adds kudos to their middle-ranking existence with the "county set". Thing is, is she actually a princess or is she j...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$3,021,629.00

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