Geraldine's Fortune

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Geraldine's Fortune

2004

1.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A grocery-store worker in a small Canadian town gets a chance to appear on a popular television game show.

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Cast & Crew

13 members

Acting

Jane Curtin

Geraldine Liddle

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Matt Frewer

Cameron Geary

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Peter MacNeill

Henry Liddle

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Sheila McCarthy

Tina Larose

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Patrick McKenna

Louis Owen

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Pascale Montpeti

Diede Murphy

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Jennifer Morehouse

Greta Jones

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Marina Orsini

Cilla

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Dylan Smith

Josh Fisher

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Mary Walsh

Rose Owen

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Nicole Maillet

Philippe Torreton

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Marshall Button

Wedding Guest #1

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Suzanne Short

Woman in Bathroom

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