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Consuming Passions(1988)
Status: Released
Date: 1988-04-06
80%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 38m
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Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
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Movie: Consuming Passions
Top 10 Billed Cast
Tyler Butterworth
Ian Littleton
Vanessa Redgrave
Mrs. Garza
Jonathan Pryce
Mr. Farris
Sammi Davis
Felicity
Freddie Jones
Graham Chumley
Prunella Scales
Ethel
Thora Hird
Mrs. Gordon
Bryan Pringle
William Rushton
Linda Lusardi
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