Long Shot(1978)
“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.
Director
Maurice HattonWriters
Cast
Cast
Charles Gormley
Charlie
Neville Smith
Neville
Anne Zelda
Anne
David Stone
A Distributor
Suzanne Danielle
Sue
Ron Taylor
American Director
Wim Wenders
Another Director
Stephen Frears
Biscuit Man
Jim Haines
Professor of Sexual Politics
Maurice Bulbulian
French-Canadian Director
William Forsythe
Bille
Alan Bennett
Neville's Doctor
Richard Demarco
Gallery Owner
Sarah Boston
TV Producer
Mel Calman
Cartoonist
Susannah York
An Actress
Dennis Selinger
An Agent
Sanford Lieberson
A Film Executive
John Boorman
The Director
Jill Beck
Director 'Scripts Ltd'
Crew
Details
Original Language
en
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