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1971, Movie, PG, 88 mins

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This offbeat feature debut from director Stephen Frears (MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE, DANGEROUS LIAISONS, THE GRIFTERS) cleverly satirizes the detective films of the past, particularly those featuring the hardboiled private eyes created by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. Finney, a bingo caller in a seedy Liverpool nightclub who envisions himself as a tough detective a la Humphrey Bogart, advertises his sleuthing services and is hired by a mysterious fat man (Silver). Afte... read more leave a comment
Year: 1971
Rated PG

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Cast
Albert Finney: Eddie Ginley
Billie Whitelaw: Ellen
Frank Finlay: William
Janice Rule: Mrs. Blankerscoon
Carolyn Seymour: Alison Wyatt
Fulton Mackay: Straker

 

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