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Director:
Writers:
James Goldman (writer)
Michael Korda (novel)
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Release Date:
10 May 1987 (USA) more
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Plot:
A half-caste beauty emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Cast

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Joss Ackland ... Sir Burton Rumsey
Martin Balsam ... Marty
Claire Bloom ... Vicky Kelley
Gary Cady ... Lucien Chambrun
Kate Emma Davies ... Young Queenie

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Kirk Douglas ... David Konig
Serena Gordon ... Prunella Rumsey
Joel Grey ... Aaron Diamond
Leigh Lawson ... Uncle Morgan
Sarah Miles ... Lady Sybil

Albert Moses ... Inspector Gopal
Tom Owen
Geoffrey Rose ... Mr. Pugh

Mia Sara ... Queenie Kelly / Dawn Avalon
Topol ... Dimitri Goldner
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Brazil:236 min | USA:233 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 | Norway:16 (video premiere)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based upon the life of Merle Oberon. Her first husband was Alexander Korda, uncle of Michael Korda who wrote the movie. more
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Version of The Trouble with Merle (2002) more

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Slow-moving faction, 27 February 2002
Author: Robert Marshall (r.marshall2@ntlworld.com) from Leicester England

The pace was lethargic, the acting stilted and because there were some excellent actors involved, I can only assume it was the fault of the director.If you are committed to a 4 hour TV serial, it must take a lot of skill to maintain the tension. The ending was also false and typical American/Hollywood hypocrisy. Nevertheless, it told an interesting story and most certainly was not total garbage. What I do dislike, however, is "faction", when you are never sure how much you are being told, in this case about Merle Oberon, is true. Was there actually a suspicious death in India? Was her mother her servant at any time? Was she ever involved in making a film in India? If all this was fiction, as I suspect it was, then why drag Merle Oberon's name into it anyway?

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