The Tichborne Claimant

The Tichborne Claimant

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 1, 1998

Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.

The Tichborne Claimant

98 mins | Drama | Aug. 1, 1998

The Tichborne Claimant
Based on a true story, set in the late 19th century: Lord Tichborne, the ninth richest nobleman in England, disappears after a South American shipwreck. Some years later his erudite Afro-English valet, Bogle, is sent to investigate rumors that Tichborne survived and settled in Australia. An alcoholic ruffian answer's Bogle's inquiries claiming to be the lost heir. Bogle suspects fraud, but conspires with the claimant to split the inheritance should the latter succesfully pass himself off to friends, family and the courts. As the claimant returns to England to continue his charade, enough people confirm his identity to make both the claimant and Bogle believe that he just might be the rightful heir after all.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Isle of Man Film Commission, Redbus Film Distribution, Bigger Picture Company, Swiftcall
Original title The Tichborne Claimant
Directors David Yates
Writers Sukey Fisher

Cast

Robert Pugh

as The Claimant

John Kani

as Bogle

Stephen Fry

as Hawkins

John Gielgud

as Cockburn

Robert Hardy

as Lord Rivers

Rachael Dowling

as Mary Anne

Charles Gray

as Arundell

James Villiers

as Uncle Henry

Dudley Sutton

as Onslow Onslow

Paola Dionisotti

as The Dowager

Perry Fenwick

as John Holmes

Tom McCabe

as Keneally

Roger Hammond

as Cubitt

John Challis

as Rous the Landlord

Chas Bryer

as Bowker

Roger May

as Baigent

Anita Dobson

as Fanny Loder

Howard Lew Lewis

as The Hotel Manager

Ursula Howells

as Lady Doughty

Jennifer Hennessy

as Cousin Alicia

Matt Wilkinson

as Tom Hibbert

Iain Cuthbertson

as Dr. McKechnie

Tom Harrison

as Dowager's Priest

Gordon Langford Rowe

as Dr. Lipscome

Sion Tudor Owen

as Charles Orton

Joanna Swain

as Workhouse Matron

Ralph Nossek

as Workhouse Master

Richard Underwood

as Stage Doorkeeper

Sarah Sutcliffe

as Lizzie Holmes

Mike Ames

as Street Preacher

Vladimir Vega

as Tom Castro

Fiona Carnegie

as Dowager's Maid

David Crawford

as Court Usher