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The Object of Beauty (1991)
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
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American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavish dinner bill and Jake's card is declined, he suggests they sell Tina's tiny, expensive Henry Moore sculpture to cover the debt. After they hatch a scheme to claim the sculpture was stolen in order to collect insurance on it, the sculpture mysteriously goes missing.
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Genre:Drama, Comedy, Crime
Written By:Michael Lindsay-Hogg
In Theaters:4/12/1991
Box Office:$5,136,192
Runtime:103 minutes
Studio:Avenue Pictures, BBC, Avenue Entertainment, BBC Film
Cast
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Director
John Malkovich
Jake Bartholomew
Andie MacDowell
Tina Leslie Oates
Lolita Davidovich
Joan
Rudi Davies
Jenny Finn
Joss Ackland
Mr. Mercer
Bill Paterson
Victor Swayle
Ricci Harnett
Steve Finn
Peter Riegert
Lawrence "Larry" Oates
Jack Shepherd
Marty Slaughter
Rosemary Martin
Mrs Doughty
Roger Lloyd Pack
Frankie Sedgewick
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