The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favour, 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
Production Simon Perry Co-Producer
Sound Vladimir Cosma Original Music Composer
Camera Bernard Zitzermann Director of Photography
Editing John Grover Editor
Production Margot Capelier Casting
Production Florence Dugowson Casting
Art Carlos Conti Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Elisabeth Tavernier Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Françoise Chapuis-Asselin Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Stephane Helle Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Laurella Luffroy Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Pierre Vadé Hairstylist
Writing Ben Lewin Screenplay

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