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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A Fish Called Wanda canonical	20
A Fish Called Wanda (film)	1

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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 ⓘ Otto West ⓘ Wanda Gershwitz ⓘ
cinematography	Alan Hume ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
coWriter	John Cleese ⓘ
director	Charles Crichton ⓘ
distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ United Artists ⓘ
editedBy	John Jympson ⓘ
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 ⓘ
setInPeriod	1980s ⓘ
settingLocation	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
starring	Jamie Lee Curtis ⓘ John Cleese ⓘ Kevin Kline ⓘ Maria Aitken ⓘ Michael Palin ⓘ Tom Georgeson ⓘ

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this entity surface form: A Fish Called Wanda (film)