Project Detail

A Gun for George

Synopsis

Terry Finch is a frustrated pulp fiction author and eternal loner looking for brutal revenge on the mean streets of East Kent.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Director
Matthew Holness
Producer
Ally Gipps, Peter Carlton
Executive Producer
Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Jo McClellan
Editor
Nick Fenton
Screenwriter
Matthew Holness
Director of Photography
David Rom
Production Designer
Alison Butler
Composer
Matthew Holness
Principal cast
Edward Halsted, Veronica Roberts, Tim Skelton, Joseph Bailey

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Warp Films

33 Riding House St
London
W1W 7DZ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7436 9126
Fax: +44 (0)20 7284 8360

Sales Company

Film 4

124-126 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 2TX
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7396 4444

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