Long Shot
“A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING”
IMDb5.80
19781h 24m
Overview
Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.
Top-billed cast
- AAlan Bennett
- JJim Haines
- SSarah Boston
- AAnne Zelda
- RRichard Demarco
- JJohn Boorman
- RRon Taylor
- CCharles Gormley
- WWim Wenders
- JJill Beck
Crew
- Director
- Maurice Hatton
- Writers
- Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann
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Who directed Long Shot?
Long Shot was directed by Maurice Hatton.
When was Long Shot released?
Long Shot was released in 1978.
