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Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

A comedy about romance and other perilous adventures.

19925.81h 31m

Overview

An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.

Directed by Peter Yates
Written by William Goldman
Produced by Nigel Wooll, Peter Yates
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Top Cast

Penelope Ann Miller

Penelope Ann Miller

Margaret Harwood

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Oliver Plexico

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Philippe

Art Malik

Art Malik

Nico

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Sir Mason Harwood

Ian McNeice

Ian McNeice

Ian

Tim Bentinck

Tim Bentinck

Richard Harwood (as Timothy Bentinck)

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Themes & Keywords

chasescotlandwine cellarwinescottish highlands

About Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet is a adventure film released in 1992 exploring themes of chase, scotland, wine cellar, wine, scottish highlands. Directed by Peter Yates, it stars Penelope Ann Miller, Tim Daly, Louis Jourdan. An auctioneer's daughter and a rich buyer's emissary fall for each other while trying to keep a rare wine out of the hands of evil doers.

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