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The Oracle (1953)

The Oracle poster
Directed by
C. M. Pennington-Richards
Genre
comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A journalist takes a holiday in Ireland and meets a fortune-teller. The encounter leads to a series of comedic events.

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What happens

The Oracle (known as The Horse's Mouth in the United States) is a 1953 British second feature ('B') comedy film directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards and starring Robert Beatty, Michael Medwin and Virginia McKenna. The film was based on the radio play To Tell You the Truth by Robert Barr. A journalist goes on holiday to Ireland and encounters a fortune-teller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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