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Long Shot
Long Shot

Long Shot

A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

84 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

17 November 1978

Country

Cast

Charles Gormley

Charles Gormley

Charlie

Neville Smith

Neville Smith

Neville

Anne Zelda

Anne Zelda

Anne

David Stone

David Stone

A Distributor

Suzanne Danielle

Suzanne Danielle

Sue

Ron Taylor

Ron Taylor

American Director

Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Another Director

Stephen Frears

Stephen Frears

Biscuit Man

Jim Haines

Jim Haines

Professor of Sexual Politics

Maurice Bulbulian

Maurice Bulbulian

French-Canadian Director

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Bille

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Neville's Doctor

Richard Demarco

Richard Demarco

Gallery Owner

Sarah Boston

Sarah Boston

TV Producer

Mel Calman

Mel Calman

Cartoonist

Susannah York

Susannah York

An Actress

Dennis Selinger

Dennis Selinger

An Agent

Sanford Lieberson

Sanford Lieberson

A Film Executive

John Boorman

John Boorman

The Director

Jill Beck

Jill Beck

Director 'Scripts Ltd'

Mary Maddox

Mary Maddox

Margo (voice)

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