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The Manor

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.

1999 |1h 55m |  Crime, Comedy

Cast

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Greta Scacchi

Mrs. Ravenscroft

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Gabrielle Anwar

Charlotte Kleiner

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Laura Harris

Gillian Ravenscroft

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Martin Dejdar

Tomas Hatcher

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Edie McClurg

Mrs. French

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Fay Masterson

Dolly

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Peter O'Toole

Mr. Ravenscroft

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Nicholas Ball

Sir Everett Blake

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Jiří Lábus

Angus

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Status

Released

Language

English, Welsh

Budget

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Revenue

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