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17/11/1978 Comedy 1h 24m
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A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING

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.

  1. Maurice Hatton

    Director, Writer

  2. Eoin McCann

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Charles Gormley

    Charlie

  2. Neville Smith

    Neville

  3. Anne Zelda

    Anne

  4. David Stone

    A Distributor

  5. Suzanne Danielle

    Sue

  6. Ron Taylor

    American Director

  7. Wim Wenders

    Another Director

  8. Stephen Frears

    Biscuit Man

  9. Jim Haines

    Professor of Sexual Politics

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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