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Taking the Light

Synopsis

An elderly cricket-mad Yorkshireman finally invites the local shopkeeper on a date to Lords. Things however do not go quite according to plan...

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Shorts
Director
Matt Wilkinson
Dir
Matt Wilkinson S16mm. 9mins. Prod: Robin Harris, Steve Heim. Scr: Matt Wilkinson. DoP: David Langan. Cast: Ian Hogg, Jean Boht, Emma Stearn, Alistair McGowan.

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Third Man Films 107 Regents Park Road London NW1 8UR, UK Tel: 020 7586 9689 E-mail: matthew.wilkinson3@virgin.net

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