It's rarely a good sign when a movie feels obliged to add the words 'a fable' beneath its main title -- and Undertaking Betty is no exception.
Undertaking Betty
Sometimes finding true love can be the death of you.
2002 · 1h 34m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Nick Hurran
Overview
A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together.
Director and cast
- Nick Hurran Director
- Brenda Blethyn as Betty Rhys-Jones
- Alfred Molina as Boris Plots
- Christopher Walken as Frank Featherbed
- Naomi Watts as Meredith Mainwaring
- Robert Pugh as Hugh Rhys-Jones
- Hannah Higgins as Young Betty
- Joshua Jenkins as Young Boris (as Josh Jenkins)
- Shaun Phillips as Young Hugh
- Menna Trussler Cast
- Jerry Springer Cast
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