In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to double-cross one another for the loot.In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to double-cross one another for the loot.In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to double-cross one another for the loot.
- Directors
- Charles Crichton
- John Cleese(uncredited)
- Writers
- John Cleese(story)
- Charles Crichton(story)
- Stars
- Directors
- Charles Crichton
- John Cleese(uncredited)
- Writers
- John Cleese(story)
- Charles Crichton(story)
- Stars
- Won 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 18 nominations total
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- Portiaas Portia
- (as Cynthia Caylor)
- Directors
- Charles Crichton
- John Cleese(uncredited)
- Writers
- John Cleese(story)
- Charles Crichton(story)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Taglines
- A tale of murder, lust, greed, revenge, and seafood.
- Genres
- Certificate
- 6
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaSir Michael Palin's father stuttered, so Michael 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 (Georges Thomason and Wanda Gershwitz) and worse around people with whom he is uncomfortable (Otto West).
- GoofsWhen 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 creditsAt the very end of the closing credits is the word FIN -- which is how French films say THE END, but in English a "fin" is a part of a fish.
- Alternate versionsApproximately 2 minutes were removed from the original run time by the India's Censor Board to achieve an 'A' (adults only) rating (Cert No.: 1975).
- SoundtracksNel blu, dipinto di blu
Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
Performed by Domenico Modugno
- Coventry
- Apr 30, 2005
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ein Fisch namens Wanda
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- 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
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