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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade(1992)
Status: Released
Date: 1992-04-22
45%
2 Votes
Time: 2h 30m
Overview:
Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".
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United Kingdom
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Movie: Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Top 6 Billed Cast
Peter Capaldi
Luke Wakefield
Richard Griffiths
Porter
Pam Ferris
Mad Marion
Michael Maloney
Richard
Miranda Richardson
Sandra
Paul Brooke
Doctor
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Overview
Darkly comic murder mystery adapted from Bernice Rubens 's Booker Prize-winning bestseller. Luke Wakefield is not so much a knight in shining armour as an oddball in a suit. And his crusade is more of a "who ami" than a "whodunit".
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1992-04-22
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4.5
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