The Tichborne Claimant

8.0
19991h 38m

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.

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Photo of Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

The Claimant

Photo of John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Cockburn

Photo of Robert Hardy

Robert Hardy

Lord Rivers

Photo of Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Arundell

Photo of James Villiers

James Villiers

Uncle Henry

Photo of Dudley Sutton

Dudley Sutton

Onslow Onslow

Photo of Paola Dionisotti

Paola Dionisotti

The Dowager

Photo of Perry Fenwick

Perry Fenwick

John Holmes

Photo of John Challis

John Challis

Rous the Landlord

Photo of Anita Dobson

Anita Dobson

Fanny Loder

Photo of Howard Lew Lewis

Howard Lew Lewis

The Hotel Manager

Photo of Ursula Howells

Ursula Howells

Lady Doughty

Photo of Jennifer Hennessy

Jennifer Hennessy

Cousin Alicia

Photo of Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

Dr. McKechnie

Photo of Sion Tudor Owen

Sion Tudor Owen

Charles Orton

Photo of Ralph Nossek

Ralph Nossek

Workhouse Master

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