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    The Tichborne Claimant

    1998 · Historical drama · 1h 38m

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  1. Nov 12, 1999 · The Tichborne Claimant: Directed by David Yates. With John Kani, Robert Pugh, Rachael Dowling, Paola Dionisotti. 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.

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    • Drama
    • David Yates
    • 1999-11-12
  2. The Tichborne Claimant is a 1998 British drama film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Joe Fisher. The film stars John Kani, Robert Pugh, Stephen Fry, Robert Hardy and John Gielgud. It is based on the Tichborne case, a historical case of identity theft.

  3. Brief Synopsis. The wealthy Tichborne family send servant Bogle to Australia to track down their missing heir. He doesn't find the lost Sir Roger, but comes up with a false claimant whom he trains to act aristocratic in return for half of any eventual inheritance.

    • David Yates
    • Iain Cuthbertson
  4. 1998 1h 38m History Drama List Reviews Sent to 1870s Australia to retrieve a British heir, a family servant (John Kani) schemes with a pretender (Robert Pugh) to claim the inheritance. Read More...

    • David Yates
    • History, Drama
    • John Kani
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  6. Sep 21, 1998 12:00am PT. The Tichborne Claimant. A kind of British version of "The Return of Martin Guerre" set in class-defined Victorian England, "The Tichborne Claimant" is a...

  7. Aug 1, 1998 · 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.

  8. 1h 38m. Not Rated. Drama. Cast. John Kani (Bogle) Robert Pugh (The Claimant) Rachael Dowling (Mary Anne) Paola Dionisotti (The Dowager) Robert Hardy (Lord Rivers) John Gielgud (Cockburn) Tom...

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