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Bernard and the Genie | |
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Written by | Richard Curtis |
Directed by | Paul Weiland |
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Theme music composer | Howard Goodall |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
Editor | Ian Weil |
Running time | 67 minutes |
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Release | 23 December 1991 |
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Bernard and the Genie is a 1991 British fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Richard Curtis. Co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television, the film was first shown on BBC1 on 23 December 1991,[1] with a single BBC repeat on 19 December 1993.[2] A comic fantasy that takes its inspiration from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, it follows Alan Cumming as an art dealer who is not having a good day. Lenny Henry won the Radio Times TV Comedy Performance of the Year award for his portrayal of the Genie.[3]