Splitting Heirs (1993)
A wickedly funny comedy of Royal proportions
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
- Date of release
- 1993-04-02
- TMDB
- 5.2 / 10 (85)
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Robert Young
Casting
- Rick Moranis — Henry Bullock
- Eric Idle — Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel
- Barbara Hershey — Duchess Lucinda
- Catherine Zeta-Jones — Kitty
- John Cleese — Raoul P. Shadgrind
- Sadie Frost — Angela
- Stratford Johns — Butler
- Brenda Bruce — Mrs. Bullock
- William Franklyn — Andrews
- Charu Bala Chokshi — Mrs. Patel
- Jeremy Clyde — 14th Duke
- Richard Huw — Brittle
Interesting facts
Splitting Heirs is a 1993 British black comedy film directed by Robert Young and starring Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese and Sadie Frost. It features music by Michael Kamen. It was entered in the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
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