“A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING”
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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Cast
21 people
Charles Gormley
Charlie
Also in
Twice a Woman
Neville Smith
Neville
Known for
Wish You Were Here
Anne Zelda
Anne
Also in
Three Men in a Boat
Long Distance Information
David Stone
A Distributor
Suzanne Danielle
Sue
Known for
Carry On Emmannuelle
Flash Gordon
Ron Taylor
American Director
Also in
Dead Heat
Nobody Waved Goodbye
Wim Wenders
Another Director
Known for
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Stephen Frears
Biscuit Man
Also in
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
30 Years of Comic Strip
Jim Haines
Professor of Sexual Politics
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Maurice Bulbulian
French-Canadian Director
William Forsythe
Bille
Known for
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
The Rock
Alan Bennett
Neville's Doctor
Known for
In Love and War
Maurice Hatton Director · Eoin McCann Writer
First release November 17, 1978
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English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 17, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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