Who played the title role in the 1992 film My Cousin Vinnie?
My Cousin Vinny My Cousin Vinny My Cousin Vinny is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, from a screenplay written by Dale Launer. The film stars Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Lane Smith, Bruce McGill, and Fred Gwynne (in his final film appearance). The film deals with two young New Yorkers traveling through rural Alabama who are arrested and put on trial for a murder they did not commit and the comical attempts of a cousin, Vincent Gambini, a lawyer who had only recently passed the bar exam after several unsuccessful attempts, to defend them. Much of
My Cousin Rachel (1952 film) adaptation. Burton was nominated for an Academy Award for the first time for "My Cousin Rachel". Koster's film was the first adaptation of "My Cousin Rachel". A 1990 BBC television version directed by Brian Farnham followed, with Professor Nina Auerbach judging it as a "Superficially" more faithful adaptation, including in a more complex treatment of Rachel, played by Geraldine Chaplin. The next cinematic adaptation was a 2017 film directed by Roger Michell and starring Rachel Weisz as the title character. The 2017 version followed a trend in du Maurier's works receiving new adaptations. My Cousin Rachel (1952 film) My Cousin