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Memorial Enterprises & Columbia Pictures present

Gumshoe

directed by Stephen Frears

“the sleuth, the whole sleuth and nothing but the sleuth”

19711h 28mDrama

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Memorial Enterprises & Columbia Pictures present

Gumshoe

directed by Stephen Frears

“the sleuth, the whole sleuth and nothing but the sleuth”

19711h 28mDrama

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§ Synopsis

Drama · Comedy · Crime

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

§ Keywords

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northern england bookshop drug smuggling parody liverpool, england bingo homage private eye classified ad estranged brother stand-up comedian political conspiracy noir spoof

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Writer

Cinematography

Music

Andrew Lloyd Webber

§ Cast

8 of 20

Albert Finney

as Eddie Ginley

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

as Ellen Ginley

Frank Finlay

as William Ginley

Janice Rule

as Mrs. Blankerscoon

Carolyn Seymour

Carolyn Seymour

as Alison Wyatt

Fulton Mackay

as John Straker

Oscar James

as Danny Azinge

Bill Dean

as Tommy Wright

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