The Manor

The Manor — Plot

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.

• Release date
• February 11, 1999
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Crime, Comedy
• Director
• Kenneth Berris

The Manor — Cast

Greta Scacchi Mrs. Ravenscroft Gabrielle Anwar Charlotte Kleiner Laura Harris Gillian Ravenscroft Martin Dejdar Tomas Hatcher Edie McClurg Mrs. French Fay Masterson Dolly Peter O'Toole Mr. Ravenscroft Nicholas Ball Sir Everett Blake