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To Leech

Synopsis

A comedy about an argument that has spiralled out of control. Colin accuses David of lying, he claims to have had an affair with Colin's wife, Mary. So Colin does what any reasonable, sane man would do in such a situation. He challenges David to a duel. David accepts.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 mins 30 secs
Format
Digital - Arri Alexa 444
Director
Stephen Leslie
Producer
Seb Loden
Executive Producer
Lizzie Francke, BFI
Editor
Andy Jadavji
Screenwriter
Stephen Leslie
Director of Photography
Nick Gordon-Smith
Production Designer
Ollie Tiong
Sound
Dan Rosen
Composer
Paul Saunderson
Principal cast
Jason Watkins, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Alexander Macqueen, Raquel Cassidy

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Via Writer / Director: Stephen Leslie

Tel: +44 (0) 207 263 4078 / +44 (0) 7957 183 599

or Producer: Sebastian Loden

Tel: +44 (0) 7854 095 584

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