Dead Man Falls
Synopsis
He plays the classic Scottish game of Dead Man Falls and finds life again.
Details
- Year
- 2005
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13:33
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
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Simon Miller
- Producer
- N/A
- Co-Producer
- N/A
- Editor
- Simon Miller
- Screenwriter
- Simon Miller, Joanne Cockwell
- Director of Photography
- Liz Smith
- Sound
- Andy Baird, Simon Miller
- Composer
- Adam and the Ants, 'Kings of the Wild Frontier'
- Principal cast
- Charlie Hicks, Derek Couper, Caun Tierney, Jane Slavin, Gerda Stevenson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Dead Man's Shoes Limited
Simon Miller23 Brand Street, Greenwich
London SE10 8JP
UK
T+44 (0)20 8305 2141
Sales Company
Dead Man's Shoes Limited
Simon Miller23 Brand Street, Greenwich
London SE10 8JP
UK
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