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Hotel Splendide is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Michael Powell with Toni Collette
Hotel Splendide (2000)
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Add to a movie listHotel Splendide is a 1932 British comedy drama film directed by Michael Powell. It was made as a Quota quickie.
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Jerry Mason inherits the Hotel Splendide at Speymouth but is disappointed when he sees it is a quiet place with few permanent residents. Gentleman Charlie, a jewel thief arrives after a long spell in prison expecting to be able to dig up the pearls he had buried - only to find the hotel has been built on the site.Actors
Toni Collette
(Kath)
Jerry Verno
(Jerry Mason)
Daniel Craig
(Ronald Blanche)
Katrin Cartlidge
(Cora Blanche)
Anthoney Holles
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