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Title:Gumshoe
Additional Title:Auf leisen Sohlen
From: [Starring:] Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay and Janice Rule ; music by Andrew Lloyd Webber ; directed by Stephen Frears
Person: Frears, Stephen
Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Finney, Albert
Whitelaw, Billie
Finlay, Frank
Rule, Janice
1941-
1948-
1936-2019
1932-2014
1926-2016
1931-2003
Main Author: Lloyd Webber, Andrew 1948- (Composer)
Other Authors: Finney, Albert 1936-2019 (Actor), Whitelaw, Billie 1932-2014 (Actor), Finlay, Frank 1926-2016 (Actor), Rule, Janice 1931-2003 (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:English
French
Italian
Published: London Sony Pictures Home Entertainment [2009]
Series:Classic British
Notation:AP 53600
Subjects:
Summary:Ein kleiner Schauspieler, der seinem Idol Humphrey Bogart nacheifert, bietet sich als Privatdetektiv an und wird bei seinem ersten Auftrag in eine Rauschgiftschmuggel-Affäre verwickelt, an der auch sein Bruder beteiligt ist. Er führt seinen Job zu Ende, bleibt jedoch als geschlagener Mann einsam zurück. Sorgfältig inszenierter Thriller, der die Klischees des Genres weitgehend meidet, jedoch reichlich verworren und ohne sonderliche Spannung erzählt ist. [Film-Dienst]
Abstract:"Oscar nominee Albert Finney (2001, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich) stars in this hilarious parody of American Film Noir directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen). Meet Eddie Ginley - small time bingo caller and big time loser. He's lost his girlfriend and now maybe he's losing his marbles. Why, even his psychiatrist has officially diagnosed him as 'a bloody nut'... See, Eddie dreams of being Sam Spade, the ultimate private dick. He's even gone so far as to advertise his services as a 'gumshoe' in the local paper. Then one day he gets a call. A mysterious fat man hands him a package with the photo of a girl, 1000 GBP cash - and a gun. Now Eddie's up to his trench coat in femme fatales, hit men, dead bodies - and an international conspiracy. Not bad for a Liverpudlian with a big mouth and an overactive imagination. Naturally, Eddie plunges himself into the mystery world he's always dreamed of living in. He's in his element - but is he also hopelessly out of his depth?"
Item Description:Bildformat 1.66:1 Widescreen
Original 1971
Includes original theatrical trailer
Physical Description:1 DVD-Video (circa 81 min) farbig 12 cm
Audience:BBFC classification: suitable only for persons of 12 years and over

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Call Number: 284 AP 53600 F849 G9
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