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Long Shot

Genre:Comedy

Released:1978-11-17

Runtime:84

Overview

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.


Cast:

Charles Gormley

Character: Charlie

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Neville Smith

Character: Neville

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Anne Zelda

Character: Anne

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David Stone

Character: A Distributor

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Suzanne Danielle

Character: Sue

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Ron Taylor

Character: American Director

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Wim Wenders

Character: Another Director

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Stephen Frears

Character: Biscuit Man

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Jim Haines

Character: Professor of Sexual Politics

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Maurice Bulbulian

Character: French-Canadian Director

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William Forsythe

Character: Bille

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Alan Bennett

Character: Neville's Doctor

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Richard Demarco

Character: Gallery Owner

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Sarah Boston

Character: TV Producer

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Mel Calman

Character: Cartoonist

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Susannah York

Character: An Actress

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Dennis Selinger

Character: An Agent

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Sanford Lieberson

Character: A Film Executive

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John Boorman

Character: The Director

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Jill Beck

Character: Director 'Scripts Ltd'

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Mary Maddox

Character: Margo (voice)

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