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Eliminate Archie Cookson

Synopsis

When stolen secret tapes land on his desk, a washed up British spy becomes the target for a frenzied hit man sent to retrieve them.

When Archie Cookson, a washed up British spy, mysteriously receives stolen secret tapes, he becomes the target of an assassination by senior MI6 officials. Archie survives the elimination of his department colleagues only to be confronted by his long time friend and ex-CIA ‘problem solver’, Ennis Miller.
At first believing that he is his savior, Archie discovers Ennis is his reluctant assassin who grants him a stay of execution for Archie to reconcile his differences with his estranged family.
Assassination is now the last of his worries
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Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Features
Running time
87 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Rob Holder 1st Feature
Producer
Ioanna Karavela
Executive Producer
David Bunker
Editor
Valentina Riva
Screenwriter
Rob Holder
Director of Photography
Stein Stie
Production Designer
Nicola Dietmann
Principal cast
Paul Rhys, Claire Skinner, Georgia King, Paul Ritter

Genre

Action Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Agent Pictures Ltd

14 Church Road
Bristol
BS3 4NF
UK

Sales Company

Seven & Seven Producer's Sales Service ltd

122 Walton Street
London SW3 2JJ
UK

T +44 (0)207 584 6402

www.producerssalesservice.com

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