Splitting Heirs
A wickedly funny comedy of Royal proportions
1993 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Robert Young |
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| Writer: | Eric Idle |
| Staring: |
| A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 02, 1993 |
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| Director: | Robert Young |
| Writer: | Eric Idle |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | dark comedy, inheritance, incest |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, Prominent Features |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,200,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Rick Moranis | Henry Bullock |
| Eric Idle | Tommy Butterfly Rainbow Peace Patel |
| Barbara Hershey | Duchess Lucinda |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | Kitty |
| John Cleese | Raoul P. Shadgrind |
| Sadie Frost | Angela |
| Stratford Johns | Butler |
| Brenda Bruce | Mrs. Bullock |
| William Franklyn | Andrews |
| Charu Bala Chokshi | Mrs. Patel |
| Jeremy Clyde | 14th Duke |
| Richard Huw | Brittle |
| Eric Sykes | Jobson the Doorman |
| Bridget McConnell | Nanny |
| Bill Stewart | Adoption Agent |
| Paul Brooke | Tour Guide |
| David Ross | Sergeant Richardson |
| Cal MacAninch | CID Officer |
| Anisha Gangotra | Gita |
| Amanda Dickinson | Barmaid |
| Chris Jenkinson | Police Constable |
| Keith Smith | Photographer |
| Stephan Grothgar | German Tourist |
| Madge Ryan | Woman with Dog |
| Bill Wallis | Vicar at Hunt |
| Cameron Blakely | Hunt Saboteur |
| Louise Downie | Doreen |
| Llewellyn Rees | Old Major |
| Paul Weston | French Driver |
| Tim Lawrence | French Driver |
| Gary Lineker | Couple at Restaurant |
| Michelle Lineker | Couple at Restaurant |
| John Stableforth | Butler (uncredited) |
| Tony Walker | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Eric Idle | Writer |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Young | Director |
| Michelle Guish | Casting |
| John Jympson | Editor |
| John Beard | Production Design |
| Trevor Wright | Assistant Director |
| Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Eric Idle | Executive Producer |
| Redmond Morris | Producer |
| Simon Bosanquet | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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