A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.
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Michael Caine Valerie Perrine Brenda Vaccaro Leonard Rossiter Billy Connolly Dennis Dugan Fulton Mackay Oscar James Chris Tummings Eric Clapton Ray Cooper George Harrison Jon Lord Mike Moran Chris Stanton Ringo Starr Maureen Lipman Alfred Molina Ruby Wax Jimmie Walker Dick Shawn Fred Gwynne Felicity Dean William Hootkins Alan Shearman Glory Annen Alan Igbon Trevor Laird Stefan Kalipha Kelvin Omard Charles Thomas Murphy Bill Bailey Richard Pearson Paul Heiney Bruce Boa Danny Brainin Jacqueline de Peza Harry Ditson Benjamin Feitelson Darcy Flynn Christopher Gilbert Rashid Karapiet Sabu Kimura Julie Legrand Lucita Lijertwood Bill Persky Manning Redwood Bill Reimbold Bob Sessions
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