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The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)

The catch of the day is fresh comedy.

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Ben Lewin
Writer : Ben Lewin

Synopsis

A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.

Actors

Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins
Louis Aubinard
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Pianist
Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson
Sybil
Michel Blanc
Michel Blanc
Norbert
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
Lingerie Man
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Zalman
Angela Pleasence
Angela Pleasence
Louis' Sister
Carlos Kloster
Carlos Kloster
The Archbishop
Claudine Mavros
Claudine Mavros
Mother Superior
Artus de Penguern
Artus de Penguern
Saint Francis
Martine Ferrière
Martine Ferrière
Mother of Lingerie Man
Sacha Vikouloff
Sacha Vikouloff
The Violinist
Beth McFadden
Beth McFadden
Birthday Party Girl
Samuel Chaimovitch
Samuel Chaimovitch
Grandfather
Jean-Claude Deret
Jean-Claude Deret
Grandfather
Yvonne Constant
Yvonne Constant
Prostitute
Gérard Zalcberg
Gérard Zalcberg
Released Prisoner
Daniel Lombart
Daniel Lombart
Porno Dubbing Man
Patrick Albenque
Patrick Albenque
Sound Engineer
Caroline Jacquin
Caroline Jacquin
Sound Studio Receptionist
Jean-Michel Ribes
Jean-Michel Ribes
Beggar
Maximilien Seide
Maximilien Seide
Little Boy in Subway
Claire Magnin
Claire Magnin
Mother in Subway
Fedele Papalia
Fedele Papalia
Sleazy Bar Barman
Caroline Loeb
Caroline Loeb
Shabby Cafe Waitress
Julien Calderbank
Julien Calderbank
Blind Boy
Mado Maurin
Mado Maurin
Old Lady in Park
Louba Guertchikoff
Louba Guertchikoff
Old Lady in Park
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey
Old Lady in Park
Mireille Franchino
Mireille Franchino
Old Lady in Park
Gilette Barbier
Gilette Barbier
Old Lady in Park
Pamela Goldblum
Pamela Goldblum
Lylia Dalskaia
Lylia Dalskaia
Singer
Oleg Ponomarenko
Oleg Ponomarenko
Russian Cabaret Musician
Pascal De Loutchek
Pascal De Loutchek
Russian Cabaret Musician
Dhan Olivier
Dhan Olivier
Jungle Man
Jemmy Legros
Jemmy Legros
Jungle Woman
Maurice Herman
Maurice Herman
Apostle
Pascal Bekkar
Pascal Bekkar
Apostle
Edouard Hastings
Edouard Hastings
Apostle
Michel Sebban
Michel Sebban
Apostle
Jean-François Maurin
Jean-François Maurin
Apostle
Geoffrey Carey
Geoffrey Carey
Apostle

Crews

Ben Lewin
Ben Lewin
Director
Michelle de Broca
Michelle de Broca
Producer
Ben Lewin
Ben Lewin
Screenplay
Marcel Aymé
Marcel Aymé
Novel
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre
Executive Producer
Simon Perry
Simon Perry
Co-Producer
Vladimir Cosma
Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer
Bernard Zitzermann
Bernard Zitzermann
Director of Photography
John Grover
John Grover
Editor
Margot Capelier
Margot Capelier
Casting
Florence Dugowson
Florence Dugowson
Casting
Carlos Conti
Carlos Conti
Production Design
Elisabeth Tavernier
Elisabeth Tavernier
Costume Design
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Makeup Artist
Stephane Helle
Stephane Helle
Makeup Artist
Laurella Luffroy
Laurella Luffroy
Hairstylist
Pierre Vadé
Pierre Vadé
Hairstylist

Posters and backgrounds

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