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Summary
A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+28)
Critics 88Audiences 60GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer88%
IMDb6.4
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 32 more
Released
1971
December 1, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
BAFTA Awards1972
- Best Leading Actor1972Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more20 people
- Albert FinneyEddie Ginley
- Billie WhitelawEllen Ginley
- Frank FinlayWilliam Ginley
- Janice RuleMrs. Blankerscoon
- Carolyn SeymourAlison Wyatt
- Fulton MackayJohn Straker
- Oscar JamesDanny Azinge
- Bill DeanTommy Wright
Wendy RichardAnne Scott
Maureen LipmanNaomi
Neville SmithArthur
George InnesBookshop Proprietor- GSGeorge SilverJacob De Fries
- BKBert KingMal Conway
Tom KempinskiC.L. Quarry - Psychiatrist- JKJoe KenyonJoey
Ken JonesLabour Exchange Clerk- CCChristopher CunninghamClifford
- HHHarry HutchinsonKleptomaniac
- EMErnie MackArtist in Club
Directing · 2
- Stephen Frears Director
- Ted Sturgis Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Neville Smith Writer
Production · 5
- Albert Finney Producer
- Michael Medwin Producer
- Miriam Brickman Casting
- Basil Keys Production Manager
- David Barber Associate Producer
Camera · 2
- Chris Menges Director of Photography
- Jack Roche Grip
Editing · 1
- Charles Rees Editor
Sound · 1
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Michael Seymour Production Design
- Harry Cordwell Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Bob Lawrance Makeup Artist
- Barbara Gillett Wardrobe Supervisor
- Susie Hill Hairdresser
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