Directed by:
Syd MacartneyScreenplay:
Albert Sidney FleischmanCinematography:
Clive TicknerComposer:
Lee HoldridgeCast:
Andrew Bicknell, George C. Scott, Kevin Conway, Mathilda May, Christoph M. Ohrt, Vincent Schiavelli, Daniel Newman, Nicholas Amer, Georg Tryphon (more)VOD (1)
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Prince Horace is the spoiled and arrogant heir to the throne whose continual pranks are designed to get his distant father's attention. Young Jemmy is a desperate streetwise orphan trying to survive with his sister. Jemmy is taken from the streets to become the prince's new whipping boy - he must take the place of the prince when punishment is administered. Soon the Prince and the Whipping Boy embark on an adventure which tests their friendship and their loyalty. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Andrew Bicknell
UK
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George C. Scott
USA
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Kevin Conway
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Mathilda May
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Christoph M. Ohrt
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Vincent Schiavelli
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Daniel Newman
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Nicholas Amer
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Georg Tryphon
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Oliver Stadel
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Michael Kausch
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Jean Anderson
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Frank Middlemass
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Nigel Betts
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Nic Knight
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Karen Salt
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Angus Wright
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Anthony Arndt
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William Ilkley
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