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Fake

Synopsis

A restauranteur plans to fake his own death after discovering his wife has hired someone to kill him.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Simon Dennis
Producer
Simon Dennis
Director of Photography
Scott Ward
Principal cast
Tony McCann, Niall Fulton, Paul Cunningham, Joan Ferguson and Mary Goonan
Screen Writer
Simon Dennis

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Simon Dennis 3F3, 22 Melville Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 1LR Tel: 0131 667 5028 Fax: 0131 662 0524

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