The Great Pretender
Synopsis
A hilarious comedy and a paradox of epic proportions, The Great Pretender reconfirms Ewan McGregor's deft comic genius as he stars, doubles and extras in this riotous role-switching farce of a movie within a movie.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- tbc
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Peter Capaldi
- Producer
- Ron Fogelman, Richard Holmes
- Screenwriter
- Peter Capaldi
- Principal cast
- Ewan McGregor
Categories
Production Status
Sales Company
Arclight Films
Building 22 (FSA #40)Fox Studios Australia
Driver Avenue, Moore Park
NSW 2021, Australia
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