The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish (1991)

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  • Genre: Comedy, Romance
  • Release Date: 1991-05-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 20 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Fildebroc
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, France, United States of America
  • Director: Ben Lewin
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Summary

A farce, Hoskins plays a photographer who specializes in religious pictures who searches for a model for Jesus. He does a favor for a friend and finds himself doing a voice track for a porno movie with Natasha Richardson. Hoskins finds his model for Jesus in Jeff Goldblum and a romantic triangle begins in which Goldblum finds adoring crowds believing him to be Jesus and then begins to believe it himself.

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  • Bob Hoskins

    as Louis Aubinard

  • Jeff Goldblum

    as Pianist

  • Natasha Richardson

    as Sybil

  • Michel Blanc

    as Norbert

  • Jacques Villeret

    as Lingerie Man

  • Jean-Pierre Cassel

    as Zalman

  • Angela Pleasence

    as Louis' Sister

  • Carlos Kloster

    as The Archbishop

  • Claudine Mavros

    as Mother Superior

  • Artus de Penguern

    as Saint Francis

  • Martine Ferrière

    as Mother of Lingerie Man

  • Sacha Vikouloff

    as The Violinist

  • Beth McFadden

    as Birthday Party Girl

  • Samuel Chaimovitch

    as Grandfather

  • Jean-Claude Deret

    as Grandfather

  • Yvonne Constant

    as Prostitute

  • Gérard Zalcberg

    as Released Prisoner

  • Daniel Lombart

    as Porno Dubbing Man

  • Patrick Albenque

    as Sound Engineer

  • Caroline Jacquin

    as Sound Studio Receptionist

  • Jean-Michel Ribes

    as Beggar

  • Maximilien Seide

    as Little Boy in Subway

  • Claire Magnin

    as Mother in Subway

  • Fedele Papalia

    as Sleazy Bar Barman

  • Caroline Loeb

    as Shabby Cafe Waitress

  • Julien Calderbank

    as Blind Boy

  • Mado Maurin

    as Old Lady in Park

  • Louba Guertchikoff

    as Old Lady in Park

  • Janine Darcey

    as Old Lady in Park

  • Mireille Franchino

    as Old Lady in Park

  • Gilette Barbier

    as Old Lady in Park

  • Pamela Goldblum

    as

  • Lylia Dalskaia

    as Singer

  • Oleg Ponomarenko

    as Russian Cabaret Musician

  • Pascal De Loutchek

    as Russian Cabaret Musician

  • Dhan Olivier

    as Jungle Man

  • Jemmy Legros

    as Jungle Woman

  • Maurice Herman

    as Apostle

  • Pascal Bekkar

    as Apostle

  • Edouard Hastings

    as Apostle

  • Michel Sebban

    as Apostle

  • Jean-François Vlerick

    as Apostle

  • Geoffrey Carey

    as Apostle

  • Sylvie Laporte

    as la vendeuse de manteau
Directing Ben Lewin Director
Production Michelle de Broca Producer
Writing Marcel Aymé Novel
Production Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Laurella Luffroy Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Pierre Vadé Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Françoise Chapuis-Asselin Makeup Artist
Art Carlos Conti Production Design
Production Simon Perry Co-Producer
Sound Vladimir Cosma Original Music Composer
Camera Bernard Zitzermann Director of Photography
Production Florence Dugowson Casting
Editing John Grover Editor
Production Margot Capelier Casting
Costume & Make-Up Stephane Helle Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Elisabeth Tavernier Costume Design
Writing Ben Lewin Screenplay

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