A Fish Called Wanda

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British-American film film heist comedy film

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American heist comedy film known for its farcical plot, ensemble cast including John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, and its blend of slapstick and witty dialogue.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British-American film → film → heist comedy film →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
character	Archie Leach → George Thomason → Ken Pile NERFINISHED → Otto West → Wanda Gershwitz →
cinematography	Alan Hume →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom → United States →
coWriter	John Cleese NERFINISHED →
director	Charles Crichton →
distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer → United Artists →
editedBy	John Jympson NERFINISHED →
genre	comedy film → crime comedy → heist film →
hasAwardWinner	Kevin Kline →
hasSequel	Fierce Creatures →
language	English →
mainTheme	betrayal → greed → romantic relationships →
musicBy	John Du Prez →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay → BAFTA Award for Best Film →
notableFor	ensemble cast → farcical plot → slapstick comedy → witty dialogue →
producer	Michael Shamberg → Steve Abbott →
releaseDate	1988-07-15 →
releaseFormat	theatrical film →
releaseYear	1988 →
runtimeMinutes	108 →
screenwriter	Charles Crichton → John Cleese NERFINISHED →
setInPeriod	1980s →
settingLocation	London →
starring	Jamie Lee Curtis → John Cleese NERFINISHED → Kevin Kline → Maria Aitken NERFINISHED → Michael Palin NERFINISHED → Tom Georgeson →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cynthia Cleese → John Cleese → Michael Palin →	notableWork
John Cleese →	appearedIn
Cynthia Cleese →	castMemberOf
John Cleese →	coWrote
Fierce Creatures →	featuresCastFrom
Fierce Creatures →	follows