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Undertaking Betty (2005)
A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.
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A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Fred Ponzlov
In Theaters:11/12/2005
Box Office:$1,868,949
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Spice Factory, Snowfall Films, Great British Films, Telepool, Enterprise Films
Cast
Nick Hurran
Director
Brenda Blethyn
Betty Rhys-Jones
Alfred Molina
Boris Plots
Naomi Watts
Meredith Mainwaring
Lee Evans
Delbert
Robert Pugh
Hugh Rhys-Jones
Christopher Walken
Frank Featherbed
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer
Hannah Higgins
Young Betty
Joshua Jenkins
Young Boris
Shaun Phillips
Young Hugh
Menna Trussler
Dilys Rhys-Jones
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