Project Detail

The Return of Peg Leg Pete

Synopsis

An unemployed swashbuckler despairs of ever taking to the waves again in this peculiar bittersweet comedy.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 46 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
David Cairns
Producer
Nigel R. Smith
Editor
Mark Jenkins
Screenwriter
David Cairns
Director of Photography
Scott Ward
Sound
John Cobban
Composer
Matt Wand
Principal cast
Steven McNicoll, Julie Duncanson

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Forged Films Ltd

3F2, 8 West Newington Place
Edinburgh EH9 1QT, Scotland
UK

T/F+44 (0)131 667 0230

forgedfilm@aol.com

Sales Company

Scottish Screen

2nd Floor
249 West George Street
Glasgow G2 4QE
Scotland
UK

T +44 (0)141 302 1756

bryony.mcintyre@scottishscreen.com

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