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Vice Versa is a British film of genre Fantastic directed by Peter Ustinov with Roger Livesey

Vice Versa (1948)

Vice Versa
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Length 1h51
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Genres Fantastic,    Comedy
Rating62% 3.1465553.1465553.1465553.1465553.146555

Vice Versa is a 1948 British comedy film written and directed by Peter Ustinov. It is the third screen adaptation of the 1882 novel Vice Versa by F. Anstey. The film was produced by Two Cities Films and distributed by General Film Distributors.

Synopsis

During the British Raj, unscrupulous Marmaduke Paradine steals the Garuda Stone, the magical eye of an Indian idol, which grants one wish to each possessor. He had been warned that the thief of the stone would have bad luck; convinced by the time he returns to England, he gives it to his former brother-in-law, widower Paul Bultitude.

Actors

Roger Livesey

(Paul Bultitude)
Anthony Newley

(Dick Bultitude)
Petula Clark

(Dulcie Grimstone)
Kay Walsh

(Florence 'Fanny' Verlane)
James Robertson Justice

(Dr. Grimstone)
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