Project Detail

Hammerman

Synopsis

A talantless man is determined to get into "Show Business". He thinks he has hit upon the perfect act: "Hammerman".

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Format
35mm, VHS, UMatic, Beta SP
Director
Andy Shelley
Producer
Jolyon Symonds
Executive Producer
Jolyon Symonds
Director of Photography
Jake Polonsky
Principal cast
Simon Hirst, John Hart Dyke
Film Stock
Kodak Screen Writer: Chas Bayfield

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Eclipse Productions Flat 8, 15 Chelsea Embankment, London SW3 4LA Tel: 020 7352 7196 Fax: 020 7352 7196

Sales Company

as Production Company

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