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Basil

Play trailer Poster for Basil R,  1998,  1h 36m,  Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A wealthy young man pursues a beautiful woman and ignores the restraints of aristocracy and his overbearing, disapproving father.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005
2/5
Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Apr 21, 2004
5/10
Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Sep 17, 2002
2/5
Next time the actors might ask to see a script first Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Jan 1, 2000
2.5/5
Elspeth Haughton Apollo Guide Jan 1, 2000
40/100
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Cast & Crew

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Radha Bharadwaj

Director

Christian Slater

John Mannion

Jared Leto

Basil

Jack Wild

Peddler

Claire Forlani

Julia Sherwin

Derek Jacobi

Father Frederick

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Basil

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Movie Info

Synopsis A wealthy young man pursues a beautiful woman and ignores the restraints of aristocracy and his overbearing, disapproving father.
Director
Radha Bharadwaj
Screenwriter
Wilkie Collins, Radha Bharadwaj
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures, Kushner-Locke Company
Production Co
Showcareer Limited Production
Rating
R
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 9, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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