Paper Mask

Overview

A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.

Release date

Sep 14, 1990

Rating

5.568 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 45 minutes

Genres

Crime
Drama
Fantasy
Mystery
Thriller

Cast

Paul McGann
As Matthew Harris
Amanda Donohoe
As Christine Taylor
Frederick Treves
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As Dr. Mumford
Tom Wilkinson
As Dr. Thorn
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
As Celia Mumford
Jimmy Yuill
As Alec Moran
Mark Lewis Jones
As Dr. Lloyd
John Warnaby
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As Dr. Hammond
Alexandra Mathie
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As Beverley
Oliver Ford Davies
As Coroner
Frank Baker
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As Happy
Clive Rowe
As Ants
Robert Oates
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As Head Porter
Karen Ascoe
As Alison
Dale Rapley
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As Dr. Simon Hennessey
Simon Adams
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As Laurence
Hetta Charnley
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As Medical Student
Dierdre Halligan
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As Old Patient
Freda Rodgers
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As Dr. Thorn's Staff Nurse
Sally Thompson
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As Dr. Gemmel
Iain Locke
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As Dr. Sutherland
Dhirendra
As Dr. Kassim
Michael Thomas
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As Teaching Doctor
Bridget Brammall
As Girl in Bed
Philip Fox
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As Anaesthetist
Harmage Singh Kalirai
As Surgeon
Glyn Pritchard
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As Man with Gashed Thumb
Tank James
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As Biker
Charmian May
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As Radiographer
Jay Flynn
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As Child in Casualty
Marilyn Finlay
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As Mother
Carmen Knight
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As Student Nurse
Harry Webster
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As Yellow Man
Nick Edmett
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As Ambulance Driver
Oliver Guilford
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As Schoolboy
Tam White
As Blues Singer
Steve Waller
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As Pianist
Glen LeFleur
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As Drummer
Ian Bairnson
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As Guitarist
Gary Twigg
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As Bass Guitarist
Juliette Grassby
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As Caitlin
Michael Bertenshaw
As Coroner's Officer
Phillip Manikum
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As Maintenance Engineer
Lee Simpson
As Reporter
Diana Payan
As Salisbury Sister
Jeremy McNeill
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As Man on boat (uncredited)

Crew

Christopher Morahan
Role: Director
John Collee
Role: Novel
John Collee
Role: Screenplay
Christopher Morahan
Role: Producer
Sue Austen
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Role: Co-Producer
Richard Harvey
Role: Original Music Composer
Nat Crosby
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Role: Director of Photography
Peter Coulson
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Role: Editor
Caroline Hanania
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Role: Production Design
Andrew Rothschild
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Role: Art Direction
Amy Roberts
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Role: Costume Design

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