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The Tournament

Synopsis

Every seven years, in an unsuspecting town, 'The Tournament' takes place. A battle royale between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins, broadcast via redirected CCTV cameras to a secret ring of high stake billionaire gamblers. A gritty, multi-stranded action-thriller, The Tournament brings together international killers from every imaginable discipline in a blood-bathed contest to the death.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Scott Mann 1st Feature
Producer
Claus Clausen, Steffen Aumuller, Paul Sherwood
Co-Producer
Claus Clausen, Steffen Aumuller, Paul Sherwood
Editor
Rob Hall
Screenwriter
Jonathan Frank, Nick Rowntree, Gary Young
Director of Photography
Emil Topozov
Production Designer
Kez
Principal cast
Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Liam Cunningham, Sebastian Foucan, Ian Sommerhalder, Scott Adkins

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mann Made Films

9 Chepstow House
16 Chepstow Street
Manchester M1 5JF
UK

staff@mannmadefilms.com

Sales Company

AV Pictures Ltd

Caparo House
103 Baker Street
London W1U 6LN
UK

info@avpictures.co.uk

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