Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened

2009 1h 30m EN

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8.4

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★8.4TMDB · 5

DocumentaryComedy

Synopsis

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30 years after Fawlty Towers (1975) ended, Stephen Fry narrates a documentary about the making of this classic sitcom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stephen Fry
Self – Narrator (voice)
John Cleese
Self / Basil Fawlty
Prunella Scales
Self / Sybil Fawlty
Connie Booth
Self / Polly Sherman
Andrew Sachs
Self / Manuel
Carol Cleveland
Self
Bernard Cribbins
Self
Geoffrey Palmer
Self / Dr Price

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lindsay Jex
Languages: English, French, Spanish, German
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Spanish, German.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Stephen Fry and John Cleese and Prunella Scales carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1788992 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lindsay Jex directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English, French, Spanish, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, French, Spanish, German.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Stephen Fry and John Cleese and Prunella Scales carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1788992 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.