CROUPIER |
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| Feature Film, Great
Britain/Germany 1998 |
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| Director: |
Mike Hodges |
| Cast: |
Clive Owen, Gina McKee, Alex Kingston, Alexander Morton, Kate Hardie
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| Jack Manfred is an aspiring
writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better
judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into
the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship
with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. Soon he meets a woman
who seduces him and then encourages him to join her associates in
a robbery scheme. He joins, however, he uses his experiences for the
plot of his book, "I, Croupier". |
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| Lenght/Format: |
94 minutes/35mm |
| Producers: |
Jonathan Cavendish,Christine Ruppert, James
Mitchell |
| Co-Production: |
Little Bird, Channel 4 (Great Britain), WDR,
La Sept/Arte |
| World Distribution: |
Film Four |
| German Distribution |
Zephir Filmverleih GmbH |
| DVD: |
Red Planet GmbH |
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