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Bernard and the Genie

  • TV Movie
  • 1991
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2K
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Rowan Atkinson, Alan Cumming, and Lenny Henry in Bernard and the Genie (1991)
ComedyDramaFantasy

After mild-mannered art-buyer Bernard Bottle is fired by his greedy boss and abandoned by his girlfriend, he discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern wor... Read allAfter mild-mannered art-buyer Bernard Bottle is fired by his greedy boss and abandoned by his girlfriend, he discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.After mild-mannered art-buyer Bernard Bottle is fired by his greedy boss and abandoned by his girlfriend, he discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.

  • Director
    • Paul Weiland
  • Writer
    • Richard Curtis
  • Stars
    • Lenny Henry
    • John Gabriel
    • Alan Cumming
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Weiland
    • Writer
      • Richard Curtis
    • Stars
      • Lenny Henry
      • John Gabriel
      • Alan Cumming
    • 38User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Lenny Henry
    Lenny Henry
    • Josephus the Genie
    John Gabriel
    • Wizard
    Alan Cumming
    Alan Cumming
    • Bernard Bottle
    Rowan Atkinson
    Rowan Atkinson
    • Charles Pinkworth
    Denis Lill
    Denis Lill
    • Frank Kepple
    • (as Dennis Lill)
    Beaux Bryant
    • Nurse
    Kevin Allen
    Kevin Allen
    • Kevin
    Andrée Bernard
    Andrée Bernard
    • Judy
    Melvyn Bragg
    Melvyn Bragg
    • Melvyn Bragg
    Janet Henfrey
    Janet Henfrey
    • Miss Purse
    Marcia Ashton
    • Miss Temple
    Sheila Latimer
    • Bernard's Mother
    Sally Geoghegan
    Sally Geoghegan
    • Waitress
    Angela Clarke
    • Carrie
    • (as Angie Clarke)
    Bob Geldof
    Bob Geldof
    • Bob Geldof
    Gary Whelan
    Gary Whelan
    • Officer
    Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird
    • PC Parker
    Stacy Davies
    • Desk Sergeant
    • Director
      • Paul Weiland
    • Writer
      • Richard Curtis
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    • Trivia
      It was this film, part of the BBC's TV movie strand "Screen One" that convinced Richard Curtis that a TV budget could let a theatrical-quality film be made and released; soon after, he began work on "Four Weddings And A Funeral."
    • Goofs
      Josephus is shocked to hear that Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus are both dead, but he also claims to have been a friend of Jesus Christ. However, Caesar and Brutus both died over 40 years before Jesus is said to have been born.
    • Quotes

      Charles Pinkworth: That's a good point, Bernard. That's a fully-fledged bastard of a good point.

    • Connections
      Featured in Movie Nights: Bernard and the Genie (2012)

    User reviews38

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    Wonderful

    I really love this movie. I've seen thousands of films that claim to be 'feel good', but strangely enough none of them actually made me feel good. This one does. It's also quite hilarious, and also sad enough to make me cry at the end. The brilliance that is this film might owe something to the efforts of Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson (bugger ye off) and Richard Curtis - not to mention Bernard himself. Another plus factor about this movie is that it really is fit for all ages. Buy it!
    • kerownynn
    • Nov 22, 1999
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    • Release date
      • December 13, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бернард і джин
    • Production companies
      • AttaBoy
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • TalkBack Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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