Princess Caraboo
Back to browse
56% Critic Match

Princess Caraboo

She was everything they dreamed of... And nothing they expected.

5.6 / 10 1994 1h 37mPG English
ComedyDramaHistoryMystery

Storyline

Bristol, England, early 19th century. A beautiful young stranger who speaks a weird language is tried for the crime of begging. But when a man claims that he can translate her dialect, it is understood that the woman is a princess from a far away land. She is then welcomed by a family of haughty aristocrats that only wants to heighten their prestige. However, the local reporter is not at all convinced she is what she claims to be and investigates. Is Caraboo really a princess?

Cast & Crew

Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent

Mr. Worrall

Lead
Phoebe Cates

Phoebe Cates

Princess Caraboo / Mary Baker

Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Mrs. Worrall

Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline

Frixos

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Professor Wilkinson

Stephen Rea

Stephen Rea

Gutch

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Lord Apthorpe

Jacqueline Pearce

Jacqueline Pearce

Lady Apthorpe

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Austin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Princess Caraboo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker