The Chest (1997)

The Chest

1997

Comedy Drama

Synopsis

Comedy drama about John Croft (Neil Morrissey), a failed businessman who is heavily in debt when he finds a wallet which contains a map which he later finds could lead him to hidden treasure. He decides to search for the treasure alone, but Roland Blood (Jim Carter), a dealer in naval antiquities, is not far behind. Croft follows the clues on the map from a castle to a church to a seaside promotory and finds the spot where the treasure was buried is the site of a new beachside housing development. He tries to buy the house, but his bank manager does not look kindly on his proposal and his wife is about to discover that he re-mortgaged her home. He decides to take drastic action…

Credits

Director

Suri Krishnamma

Cast

Gina McKee as Fiona Croft

Harper Page Marshall as Nina Croft

Harry Pemberton as Publican

Helen Bennett as Mrs. Cooke

Jim Carter as Roland Blood

Neil Morrissey as John Croft

Richard Dixon as Paul

Richard Huw as Martin Stamp