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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by Crichton and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader.
Jul 29, 1988 · A Fish Called Wanda: Directed by Charles Crichton, John Cleese. With John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin. In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool the very proper barrister Archibald Leach.
British gangster George Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and his hapless aide, Ken Pile (Michael Palin), draft a pair of arrogant Americans, grifter Wanda Gerschwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and weapons...
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In “A Fish Called Wanda,” for example, Michael Palin is desperately in love with a tank of tropical fish, and so Kline, who is equally desperate about discovering the whereabouts of some stolen jewels, eats the fish, one at a time, in an attempt to force Palin to talk.
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Sexy American diamond lover Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her boyfriend Otto West (Kevin Kline) are in England to plot with Georges Thomason (Tom Georgeson) and Ken Pile (Sir Michael Palin) the robbery of a diamond collection.
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988), one of the best-loved British comedies of the past 20 years, is a caper story full of wacky characters and clever twists. It sends up British stereotypes (inhibition, formality) and American stereotypes (intuitiveness, lack of sophistication).
An American flirts with a crook, a barrister and a mercenary to find diamonds in London. 3,963 IMDb 7.5 1 h 47 min 1988. X-Ray R. Comedy · Cheerful · Outlandish · Campy.
A Fish Called Wanda - Apple TV. Available on MGM+, Philo, Sling TV. Four career cons just committed the crime of the century. But when a double-cross leaves their loot in limbo, it’s up to one American temptress (Jamie Lee Curtis) to convince one English lawyer (John Cleese) to reveal its location.
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) R 07/15/1988 (US) Comedy , Crime 1h 49m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood. Overview. While a diamond advocate attempts to steal a collection of diamonds, troubles arise when he realises he’s not the only one after the collection. Charles Crichton.
