Close But No Cigar
Synopsis
Thrust into a world of debt collectors, armed Campervan robberies, dog kidnappers and even an unsuspected psychopath, the pair along with Uncle George – the nemesis responsible for their predicaments - work through the comedy of errors that unfold never quite getting to the bottom of things. They get close, but no cigar!
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- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- 2K Digital
- Director
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Tom Hutt, Will Hutt 1st Feature
- Producer
- Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
- Editor
- Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
- Screenwriter
- Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
- Director of Photography
- Tom Hutt, Will Hutt
- Sound
- Scott Marshall, Bamsound London
- Composer
- David Allen
- Principal cast
- Sam Wilkinson, Tim Skelton, Felix Taylor, William Wolfe Hogan, Tim Charles, Terry Scotchmer, Paul Baverstock, Peter Wheal Jones
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