The Gourmet

The Gourmet

The Gourmet

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The Gourmet

1986

0h 47m

6.0(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A rich, bored gourmand who has tasted all there is of exotic meals, even human flesh, gets a tip-off from a rich midget. The midget had tasted everything out of this world, and even something not of this world. In other words, a ghost. The gourmand becomes very interested…

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Channel 4 Television

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Charles Gray

Manley Kingston

Charles Gray

Acting

Mick Ford

David

Mick Ford

Acting

Steven Bronowski

Carter

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Acting

Christopher Good

Proterston

Christopher Good

Acting

Christopher Guinee

Homeless Man

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Acting

Helen Lindsay

Winnie

Helen Lindsay

Acting

Alec Mango

Rossi

Alec Mango

Acting

David Rappaport

Dr. Grosvenor

David Rappaport

Acting

John Tordoff

Ghost Tramp

John Tordoff

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