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A Dishonourable Death

Synopsis

Set in 1837, we bear witness to a gentleman's duel on the outskirts of London... A case of mistaken identity, poor timekeeping, injured pride masquerading as honour, a set of old duelling pistols, and what we have is a whirlwind journey of oddity and both intentional and unintentional death-doing…

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 11 sec
Format
Super 35mm
Director
BLOK
Producer
Gareth Francis
Executive Producer
BLOK, Simon Elborne, Gareth Francis
Editor
Adam Rudd
Screenwriter
BLOK
Director of Photography
BLOK
Production Designer
James Hatt
Sound
George Castle
Composer
Pete Blyth
Principal cast
Christos Lawton, David Fulton, Roger Thomson, Claire Rafferty, Gracie Wallis, Paul Chan, Robert Lee, Phil Zimmerman

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