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Water is a 1985 film scripted by Dick Clement and Ian Le Frenais, directed by Clement, and starring Michael Caine.

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The story is in the style of Ealing Comedies. A small group of British people in the fictional Caribbean colony of Cascara suddenly become wealthy after discovering valuable mineral water in an old oil mine. The government takes an interest, and in their efforts to get their hands on the profits, threaten to destroy the cosy way of life enjoyed by the island's inhabitants.

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The film stars Caine as Baxter Thwaites as a Governor who has 'gone native' (similarly to his role in The Honorary Consul
) and Billy Connolly as local biracial activist Delgado, supported by the last performance of Leonard Rossiter and one of the last performances of Fulton Mackay.

Water was produced by George Harrison and is unusual in that it features a performance at the end by a (fictional) charity band featuring both Harrison and Ringo Starr, rarely seen together in film or television performances since the break-up of the Beatles, together with Jon Lord and Eric Clapton. The soundtrack featured reggae music by Eddy Grant and Harrison himself, with Billy Connolly contributing some competent vocals.

Despite being poorly received on its release, the film features a strong cast and a well-written script, with Clement and Le Frenais showing an informed knowledge of the confusion arising from the effects of colonialism on West Indian islands, spoofing the attitudes of both the locals and the representatives of Her Majesty's Government.

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