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The Big Shoe

Synopsis

A gifted shoe designer is forced to break free from a family who want to cheapen his art for their own commercial gain.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Features
Director
Steven Shainberg
Producer
Andrew Lazar, Richard Middleton
Screenwriter
Steven Shainberg, Mickey Birnbaum
Principal cast
Jim Sturgess, Kristen Stewart, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Elizabeth Banks

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Pre-production

Production Company

UK, US coproduction

Angel World Entertainment (AWE)

New Bridge House
30 – 34 New Bridge Street
London
EC4 V6BJ

Mad Chance Productions (USA)

Sales Company

Bankside Films

Douglas House
3 Richmond Buildings
London
W1D 3HE
Tel: +44 20 7734 3566

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