Project Detail

Dead Man Falls

Synopsis

An English boy struggles for belonging in a Scottish new town during the Falklands conflict.

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
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

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Production Status

Production Company

Dead Man's Shoes Limited

Simon Miller
23 Brand Street, Greenwich
London SE10 8JP
UK

T+44 (0)20 8305 2141

simon.miller@deadmansshoes.com

Sales Company

Dead Man's Shoes Limited

Simon Miller
23 Brand Street, Greenwich
London SE10 8JP
UK

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