A Running Jump
Synopsis
a football obsessed grandfather, a women's fitness centre manager and
mother, a dodgy car dealer and twin daughters lifeguards.
Details
- Year
- 2012
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 35 mins
- Director
-
Mike Leigh
- Producer
- Georgina Lowe
- Editor
- Jon Gregory
- Screenwriter
- Mike Leigh
- Director of Photography
- Dick Pope
- Production Designer
- Suzie Davies
- Composer
- Gary Yershon
- Principal cast
- Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro, Sam Kelly, Danielle Bird, Nichole Bird, Lee Ingleby, Robert Putt, Jade Anouka, Belinda Everett, Selina Zaza, Ben Batt, Jonny Leigh-Wright
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Thin Man Films Ltd.
9 Greek StreetLondon
W1D 4DQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7734 7372
Fax: +44 (0)20 7287 5228
info[a]thinmanfilms.co.uk
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