What Rats Won't Do (1998)
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Directors
Alastair Reid
Cast
Parker Posey, Christian Simpson, Natascha McElhone, James Frain, Valentine Pelka, Charles Dance, Samantha Bond, Peter Capaldi, Philip Jackson, Michael Gough
The story
Kate Beckenham is hired by American heiress Mirella Burton to defend Burton's claim to the £15million estate of her deceased husband against his son Gerald. Gerald has hired lawyer Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a case in court. Burton has hired Alex Leam, who has never won one.
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Komödie, comedy film
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