What Rats Won't Do
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{{Infobox film
| name = What Rats Won't Do
| image = What Rats Won't Do.jpg
| director = Alastair Reid
| producer =
| writer = William Osborne
| starring = James Frain
Natascha McElhone
| cinematography =
| music = John Murphy
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| runtime = 1h 28min
| released = {{Film date|1998|7|1|df=yes}}
}}
What Rats Won't Do is a 1998 British comedy film directed by Alastair Reid and starring James Frain and Natascha McElhone.{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b808c8bc6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316160408/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b808c8bc6|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2018|title=What Rats Won't Do|work=BFI}}
Plot
Kate Beckenham is hired by American heiress Mirella Burton to defend Burton's claim to the £15million estate of her deceased husband against his son Gerald. Gerald has hired lawyer Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a case in court. Burton has hired Alex Leam, who has never won one. Though Beckenham is engaged, she finds herself attracted to Sullivan.
Cast
- James Frain - Jack Sullivan
- Natascha McElhone - Kate Beckenham
- Amy Phillips - Ellen
- Valentine Pelka - Graham
- Samantha Bond - Jane
- Freddie Jones - Judge Foster
- Chris Jury - Defendant
- Peter Capaldi - Tony
- W. Stephen Gilbert - Foster's Clerk
- Harry Enfield - Verger
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0126120}}
- {{Rotten Tomatoes|what_rats_wont_do}}
{{Alastair Reid}}
Category:1990s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Alastair Reid
Category:Films scored by John Murphy (composer)
Category:Films with screenplays by William Osborne (writer)
Category:English-language comedy films
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