

The Worst Man in London
2024-02-08 · 126 min · ★ 5.2
In Victorian London lives a man of adventurous spirit and great wit, Charles Augustus Howell, art agent, art dealer, conspirator and master of blackmail.
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Production details
- Directors
- Rodrigo Areias
- Production companies
- Leopardo Filmes, APM - Ana Pinhão Moura Produções, Alfama Films
- Countries
- Portugal
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 770,000
- Revenue
- USD 37,610
Top Cast
Albano JerónimoCharles Howell
Edward AshleyDante Rossetti
Victoria GuerraLizzie Siddal
Scott CoffeyJohn Ruskin
Christian VadimLa Rothière
Carmen ChaplinLady Posselthwaite
Simon Paisley DayWilliam Rossetti
Jean-François BalmerComte Henri de Pourtalès
Edgar MoraisSimeon Solomon
Luke EberlAlgernon Charles Swinburne
Maya BoothGeorgiana Burne-Jones
João Pedro VazDavid
Vera MouraRosa Corder
Ana Cristina OliveiraChristina Rossetti
Søren HellerupLord Wendover
Inês Gomes da SilvaJane Burden Morris
Pedro BernardinoFootman de Ruskin
José NobreThe Suitcase Man
Keven SantosNobleman
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