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Bite

Synopsis

Bite is a film about Alistair Galbraith, hitherto a passive postman who tires of being a spectator in his own life and decides to take control.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Brian Ross
Producer
Sue Bainbridge
Screenwriter
Andrea Gibb
Director of Photography
Ian Dodds
Principal cast
David Tennant, Sharon Small
Screen Writer
Andrea Gibb

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mallinson Television Productions

Trinity House, 29 Lynedoch Street
Glasgow G3 6EF, Scotland
UK

T +44 (0)141 332 0589

Sales Company

as Production Company

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