Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysHispanic & Latino VoicesSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Kala nimeltä Wanda

Original title: A Fish Called Wanda
  • 19881988
  • K-14K-14
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
143K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,728
195
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
Watch Trailer [OV]
Play trailer1:29
2 Videos
99+ Photos
ComedyCrime

In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.

IMDb RATING
7.5/10
143K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,728
195
  • Directors
    • Charles Crichton
    • John Cleese(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Cleese(story)
    • Charles Crichton(story)
  • Stars
    • John Cleese
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Kevin Kline
  • Directors
    • Charles Crichton
    • John Cleese(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • John Cleese(story)
    • Charles Crichton(story)
  • Stars
    • John Cleese
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Kevin Kline
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 269User reviews
    • 114Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 18 nominations total

    Videos2

    Trailer [OV]
    Trailer 1:29
    Trailer [OV]
    "Chernobyl" Star Jared Harris Has Never Seen 'Dirty Dancing'
    Full Episode 3:17
    "Chernobyl" Star Jared Harris Has Never Seen 'Dirty Dancing'

    Photos120

    John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Kevin Kline in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, and Tom Georgeson in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Kevin Kline and Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    John Cleese in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Kevin Kline and Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Kline in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    John Cleese and Kevin Kline in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)

    Top cast

    Edit
    John Cleese
    John Cleese
    • Archie
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Wanda
    Kevin Kline
    Kevin Kline
    • Otto
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Ken
    Maria Aitken
    Maria Aitken
    • Wendy
    Tom Georgeson
    • George
    Patricia Hayes
    • Mrs. Coady
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Judge
    Cynthia Cleese
    Cynthia Cleese
    • Portia
    • (as Cynthia Caylor)
    Mark Elwes
    • Customer in Jeweler's Shop
    Neville Phillips
    Neville Phillips
    • Manager of Jeweler's Shop
    Peter Jonfield
    • Inspector Marvin
    Ken Campbell
    • Bartlett
    Al Ashton
    • Warder
    Roger Hume
    • Locksmith
    Roger Brierley
    • Davidson
    Llewellyn Rees
    • Sir John
    Michael Percival
    Michael Percival
    • Percival
    • Directors
      • Charles Crichton
      • John Cleese(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • John Cleese(story)
      • Charles Crichton(story)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      Sir Michael Palin's father stuttered, so Palin used a lot of his real-life experience when playing Ken Pile, including the fact that Ken's stutter is less pronounced around people he trusts (George Thomason and Wanda Gershwitz) and worse around people with whom he is uncomfortable (Otto West).
    • Goofs
      When Otto fires his gun on the safe in the hideout, the gun makes the sound of a silenced weapon, but his gun is not equipped with a silencer.
    • Quotes

      Wanda: [after Otto breaks in on Wanda and Archie in Archie's flat and hangs him out the window] I was dealing with something delicate, Otto. I'm setting up a guy who's incredibly important to us, who's going to tell me where the loot is and if they're going to come and arrest you. And you come loping in like Rambo without a jockstrap and you dangle him out a fifth-floor window. Now, was that smart? Was it shrewd? Was it good tactics? Or was it stupid?

      Otto West: Don't call me stupid.

      Wanda: Oh, right! To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs. But you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?

      Otto West: Apes don't read philosophy.

      Wanda: Yes they do, Otto. They just don't understand it. Now let me correct you on a couple of things, OK? Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself." And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked them up.

    • Crazy credits
      Archie and Wanda were married in Rio, had seventeen children, and founded a leper colony.
    • Alternate versions
      Approximately 2 minutes were removed from the original run time by India's Censor Board to achieve an 'A' (adults only) rating (Cert No.: 1975).
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Dead Pool/Phantasm II/Midnight Run/Boyfriends and Girlfriends/Die Hard (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Nel blu, dipinto di blu
      Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno

      Performed by Domenico Modugno

    User reviews269

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Excellent Film! Very Funny!
    A Fish Called Wanda is my favourite movie of all time and always will be. John Cleese has written this masterpiece very cleverly, his best best writing piece since Fawlty Towers. Kevin Kline, who won an Oscar for his role in the film, is excellent as the looppy, arm pit sniffing Otto, and is my favourite in the film. Michael Palin is also brilliant as the stuttering Ken. John Cleese, in a role rather different to Basil Fawlty and his Monty Python characters, plays the lawyer Archie Leach fantastically. But the movie is all around Jamie Lee Curtis' Wanda, who is an American thief, after diamonds that she, Otto, Ken and George (Tom Georgeson) stole. In order to get the diamonds, Wanda has a fling with just about everybody. The movie will leave you in suspense wondering who will get the diamonds. Along the way, there are plenty of funny lines and gags, especially from Kline. A top movie. Watch A Fish Called Wanda, don't skip it. A++++
    helpful•44
    20
    • Dale86
    • Dec 26, 1998

    FAQ1

    • What was Wanda's ultimate plan?

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • February 3, 1989 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Russian
      • French
    • Also known as
      • En fisk som heter Wanda
    • Filming locations
      • Bermondsey, London, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Prominent Features
      • Star Partners Limited Partnership
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Budget
      • $7,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $62,493,712
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $115,418
      • Jul 17, 1988
    • Gross worldwide
      • $62,493,712
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)
    Top Gap
    What is the Hindi language plot outline for Kala nimeltä Wanda (1988)?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View image
    Photos
    Trending: Stars to Watch
    See the gallery
    View image
    Photos
    Double Duty: Musicians-Turned-Actors
    See the full gallery
    View list
    List
    New & Upcoming Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-Offs
    See the full list

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.