A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

19881h 55mdir. Charles Crichton, John CleeseUnited States, United Kingdomheist filmcrime comedy film

With Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Maria Aitken, Patricia Hayes, Stephen Fry, Tom Georgeson

Directed by Charles Crichton, John Cleese

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A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese from a story conceived by Cleese and Crichton. 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 recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader. His barrister becomes a central figure – and jealousies rage – as femme fatale Wanda seduces him to locate the loot.

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