Princess Caraboo

Princess Caraboo (1994)

She was everything they dreamed of... And nothing they expected.

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?

Date of release
1994-09-16
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Drama, History, Mystery
Director
Michael Austin

Casting

Interesting facts

Princess Caraboo is a 1994 American historical comedy-drama film. It was directed by Michael Austin, and written by Austin and John Wells. The story is based on the real-life 19th-century character Princess Caraboo, who passed herself off in British society as an exotic princess who spoke a strange foreign language. It stars Phoebe Cates in her final film before she shifted her focus away from acting to raising her children.

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