A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton, and written by Crichton, and John Cleese. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to find stolen diamonds hidden by the gang leader. A barrister becomes a central figure as femme fatale Wanda uses him to locate the loot. A Fish Called Wanda premiered in Los Angels on July 15, 1988 and was theatrically released on July 29, by MGM to critical and commercial success, grossing over $177 million worldwide, becoming the seventh highest grossing film of 1988. The film received three nominations at the 61st Academy Awards; Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, with Klein winning for Best Supporting Actor. A spiritual sequel, Fierce Creatures, was released in 1997. The British Film Institute ranked A Fish Called Wanda the 39th-greatest British film of the 20th century.

À propos de A Fish Called Wanda

Four very different people gather in London to pull off a diamond heist but they all double-cross one another to take the entire lot for themselves.

Réalisation de A Fish Called Wanda

The movie was nominated for three Academy Awards. John Cleese won the British Academy Film Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. 

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BFI Top 100 British films - In 1999, the British Film Institute surveyed 1,000 people from the world of British film and television to produce the BFI 100 list of the greatest British films of the 20th century. Voters were asked to choose up to 100 films that were 'culturally British'.. Films directed by Charles Crichton.. Films about fish.. Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award-winning performance.. British heist films.. Films about con artists.. American heist films.

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