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Try This One for Size

1989Movie1 h 45 min

64

DecentGoodWatch score

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Genial and deceptively tentative insurance company detective Tom Lepski sets out to track down a valuable medieval Russian icon, stolen by master thief Bradley.

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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 55GoodWatch 64
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for mysteries
typical 102105
Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 3 countries
Released
1989
September 22, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
MysteryComedyCrime
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
French
Made in
France
and 13 more
28 people
Directing · 1
Guy Hamilton Director
Writing · 3
Sergio Gobbi Screenplay
Alec Medieff Screenplay
James Hadley Chase Book
Camera · 1
Jean-Yves Le Mener Director of Photography
Sound · 1
Claude Bolling Original Music Composer

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