---
title: 'A Fish Called Wanda (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Cleese'
released: '1988-07-07'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-fish-called-wanda-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095159/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

1988 · R · 108 min · Comedy · United States, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and written by John Cleese from a story conceived by Cleese and Crichton. It stars Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. The film follows a gang of diamond thieves who double-cross one another to recover stolen diamonds hidden by their jailed leader. His barrister becomes a central figure – and jealousies rage – as femme fatale Wanda seduces him to locate the loot.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese), [Charles Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-crichton)
- **Screenplay:** [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese), [Charles Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-crichton)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Du Prez](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-du-prez)
- **Producer:** [Michael Shamberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shamberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alan Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hume)
- **Editor:** [John Jympson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-jympson)

## Cast

- [Sharon Twomey](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharon-twomey)
- [Jamie Lee Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-lee-curtis) as Wanda Gershwitz
- [Geoffrey Palmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-palmer) as Judge
- [Roland MacLeod](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-macleod)
- [Roger Brierley](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-brierley) as Davidson
- [Stephen Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-fry) as Hutchison
- [Kevin Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-kline) as Otto West
- [Michael Palin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-palin) as Ken Pile
- [John Bird](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-bird)
- [Jeremy Child](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-child)
- [Patricia Hayes](https://cinepixo.com/people/patricia-hayes) as Eileen Coady
- [Maria Aitken](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-aitken) as Wendy Leach
- [Neville Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/neville-phillips)
- [Llewellyn Rees](https://cinepixo.com/people/llewellyn-rees)
- [Roger Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-hume)

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