The Tichborne Claimant (1998)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama
Release: 1999-11-12
Director: David Yates
Writers: Sukey Fisher
Language: English
Stars: John Kani , Robert Pugh , Rachael Dowling , Paola Dionisotti , Robert Hardy , John Gielgud (1904–2000) , Tom McCabe , Stephen Fry (I) , Charles Gray , James Villiers
Runtime: 98 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Pretendent (Poland) , Tichbornes arv (Sweden) , The Tichborne Claimant (United Kingdom) , The Tichborne Claimant (United States of America) , The Tichborne Claimant
Plot: Based on a true story, set in the late nineteenth century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later, his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family, and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.
IMDB:tt0127933