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Synopsis
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- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 53 secs
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Toby Spanton 1st Feature
- Producer
- Samar Pollitt
- Co-Producer
- Sam Smith
- Executive Producer
- Tamana Bleasdale, Lita Blechman, Selwyn Roberts
- Editor
- Toby Lloyd
- Screenwriter
- Toby Spanton
- Director of Photography
- Craig Bloor
- Production Designer
- Richard Selway
- Sound
- Paul Mallet
- Composer
- George Kallis
- Principal cast
- Emily Blunt, Tom Riley, Juliette James, James Payton
- Costume Design
- Saffron Cullane
- Hair/Make-up Design
- Nana Fischer
- Gaffer
- Ray Meehan
- 1st AD
- Joey Coughlin
- 2nd AD
- Gayle Dickie
- 3rd AD
- Nick Kay
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Production Status
Production Company
Sales Company
Shorts International
www.shortsinternational.com
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