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Scoop

1987Movie2 h 0 min

ComedyTV Movie
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9
58
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9

Summary

Scoop is a 1987 TV film directed by Gavin Millar, adapted by William Boyd from the 1938 satirical novel Scoop by Evelyn Waugh. It was produced by Sue Birtwistle with executive producers Nick Elliott and Patrick Garland. Original music was made by Stanley Myers. The story is about a reporter sent to Ishmaelia (a fictional African state) by accident.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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Fingerprint

  • Makes you smirk.
  • Holds up a mirror.
  • Makes you laugh.
  • Draws you into power games.

Not for scares, brutality or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

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