At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
Acting
Maggie Smith at peak fabulous—every line delivery is a masterclass.
Costume
Augusta's wardrobe alone deserves its own credit sequence.
Direction
Cukor's final film: a farewell as eccentric as its heroine.
Director
George Cukor
Maggie Smith
Augusta Bertram
Alec McCowen
Henry Pulling
Louis Gossett Jr.
Wordsworth
Robert Stephens
Ercole Visconti
Cindy Williams
Tooley
Robert Flemyng
Crowder
José Luis López Vázquez
Dambreuse
Raymond Gérôme
Mario
Daniel Emilfork
Colonel Hakim
Corinne Marchand
Louise
John Hamill
Crowder's Man
Bernard Holley
Bobby
Valerie White
Mme Dambreuse
Antonio Pica
Elegant Man
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