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Princess Caraboo (1994)
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?
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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?
Rating:PG
Genre:Comedy, Drama, History, Mystery
Written By:Michael Austin, John Wells
In Theaters:9/16/1994
Box Office:$3,021,629
Runtime:97 minutes
Studio:TriStar Pictures, Ardican Films, Beacon Communications, Beacon Pictures, Longfellow Pictures
Cast
Michael Austin
Director
Jim Broadbent
Mr. Worrall
Phoebe Cates
Princess Caraboo / Mary Baker
Wendy Hughes
Mrs. Worrall
Kevin Kline
Frixos
John Lithgow
Professor Wilkinson
Stephen Rea
Gutch
Peter Eyre
Lord Apthorpe
Jacqueline Pearce
Lady Apthorpe
Roger Lloyd Pack
Magistrate Haythorne
John Wells
Reverend Hunt
John Lynch
Amon McCarthy
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