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Basil

1998·1h 53m·R
DramaRomance
IMDb Rating
★ 5.9/10
2,272 votes

A lonely young aristocrat in turn-of the century England stuggles to meet the approval of his over-bearing, class-conscious father while trying to please the selfish woman he loves.

Basil is a 1998 drama romance movie directed by Radha Bharadwaj, starring Jared Leto, Claire Forlani, Derek Jacobi. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 2,272 votes and runs 1h 53m.

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Director
Radha Bharadwaj
Stars
Jared Leto
Claire Forlani
Derek Jacobi
Christian Slater
Details
1998-07-22
113 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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