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The Manor

The Manor

19996.01h 55m

Overview

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.

Directed by Kenneth Berris
Written by Steven Moses, Don Nigro, Kenneth Berris
Produced by Michael Šváb
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Top Cast

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Mrs. Ravenscroft

Gabrielle Anwar

Gabrielle Anwar

Charlotte Kleiner

Laura Harris

Laura Harris

Gillian Ravenscroft

Martin Dejdar

Martin Dejdar

Tomas Hatcher

Edie McClurg

Edie McClurg

Mrs. French

Fay Masterson

Fay Masterson

Dolly

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Mr. Ravenscroft

Nicholas Ball

Nicholas Ball

Sir Everett Blake

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Mark Huntley

Patrick Roarke

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Jessica Marshall-Gardiner

Miss Spencer

Themes & Keywords

based on play or musicalmurder mystery1910s

About The Manor

The Manor is a crime, comedy film released in 1999 exploring themes of based on play or musical, murder mystery, 1910s. Directed by Kenneth Berris, it stars Greta Scacchi, Gabrielle Anwar, Laura Harris. The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.

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