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Mona Lisa

  • 19861986
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
17K
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Bob Hoskins and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)
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CrimeDramaRomance

A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.A man recently released from prison manages to get a job driving a call girl from customer to customer.

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
17K
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  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Neil Jordan(screenplay)
    • David Leland(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • Cathy Tyson
    • Michael Caine
  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Neil Jordan(screenplay)
    • David Leland(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bob Hoskins
    • Cathy Tyson
    • Michael Caine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 75User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 14 nominations total

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    Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Kate Hardie, and Cathy Tyson in Mona Lisa (1986)

    Top cast

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    Bob Hoskins
    Bob Hoskins
    • George
    Cathy Tyson
    Cathy Tyson
    • Simone
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Mortwell
    Robbie Coltrane
    Robbie Coltrane
    • Thomas
    Clarke Peters
    Clarke Peters
    • Anderson
    Kate Hardie
    Kate Hardie
    • Cathy
    Zoë Nathenson
    Zoë Nathenson
    • Jeannie
    • (as Zoe Nathenson)
    Sammi Davis
    Sammi Davis
    • May
    Rod Bedall
    • Terry
    Joe Brown
    • Dudley
    Pauline Melville
    • George's Wife
    Joseph Karimbeik
    • Raschid
    • (as Hossein Karimbeik)
    John Darling
    • Hotel Security
    Bryan Coleman
    • Gentleman in Mirror Room
    Robert Dorning
    • Hotel Bedroom Man
    Raad Rawi
    Raad Rawi
    • Arab Servant
    • (as Raad Raawi)
    David Halliwell
    • Tim Devlin
    Stephen Persaud
    • Black Youth in Street
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Neil Jordan(screenplay)
      • David Leland(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Mortwell's strip club is actually the famous Raymond RevueBar in London's Soho district. The giant prop hand Mortwell sits in was a famous element of the show, visible in a lot of promotional material for the club. At one point George walks past a poster for the Festival of Erotica, a real show at the RevueBar at the time.
    • Goofs
      A camera shadow is visible on the racks of clothes when Simone and George go shopping.
    • Quotes

      George: [pointing to himself and his rabbit] He'll have a lettuce and I'll have a Bloody Mary.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie's closing certification lists the date in Roman numerals as MCMLXXXVI which is the correct date of the movie's issue. However, it is followed by the date in Arabic numerals in parentheses as 1985, an incorrect translation of the Roman numerals.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Desert Hearts/Mona Lisa/Letter to Brezhnev (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      MONA LISA
      By Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

      Used by permission of Famous Music Corporation

      Performed by Nat 'King' Cole

      Original sound recording owned and controlled by Capitol Records Inc.

    User reviews75

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    True grit and grime
    This film is one of the best to have come out of Britain in the 1980's. Produced by Handmade Films, George Harrison's company, the film won several BAFTA awards and deservedly so. The film deals with an ex-con named George, played by Bob Hoskins who gives a fantastic performance, who is given a job by his old boss, Mortwell, as played by Michael Cain (another fantastic performance). George is now the chauffeur for a high-class prostitute and the story revolves around her educating him on the finer cuts of life with the result of him falling in love with her. It's a powerful film, showing the gritty side of the London underworld and it cannot go wrong with two of the best ever performances from the masters - Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine. These two men know how to play these roles. A true lesson for any actor.
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    • nobita
    • Dec 7, 1998

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 1986 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Handmade Films
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 蒙娜麗莎
    • Filming locations
      • Crystal Palace Road, East Dulwich, London, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • HandMade Films
      • Palace Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,794,184
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $99,361
      • Jun 15, 1986
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,794,184
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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