Bernard and the Genie

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Bernard and the Genie

1991

1h 10m

7.3(29 votes)

Comedy

Fantasy

TV Movie

Overview

Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lenny Henry

Josephus the Genie

Alan Cumming

Bernard Bottle

Rowan Atkinson

Charles Pinkworth

John Gabriel

Wizard

Kevin Allen

Kevin

Denis Lill

Frank Kepple

Angela Clarke

Carrie

Janet Henfrey

Miss Purse

Marcia Ashton

Miss Temple

Trevor Laird

PC Parker

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Directed by: Paul Weiland
Written by: Richard Curtis
Produced by: Jacinta Peel

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