Basil

Name: Basil
Director: Radha Bharadwaj
Released: 1998-07-22

1998 film directed by Radha Bharadwaj

FilmfilmQ810171

Released: July 22, 1998
Director: Radha Bharadwaj
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0118686/Retrieved 2016-05-18
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Screenwriter: Radha Bharadwaj
Producer: Radha Bharadwaj
Cast: Christian Slater
, Jared Leto
, Claire Forlani
, Derek Jacobi
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Runtime: 113 min
Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United Kingdom

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Basil is a 1998 British historical drama film directed by Radha Bharadwaj and starring Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Claire Forlani and Derek Jacobi. It was based on the 1852 novel Basil by Victorian author Wilkie Collins. The adaptation is by Bharadwaj.

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Director of photography: David Johnson
Title: Basil
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 12
Distribution format: video on demand
Set in environment: country house
Review score: 0%(August 30, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 5 critic review
4.4/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Basil”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Based on: Basil
Has characteristic: film based on a novel

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