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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 60.4 / 100
1998·Comedy / Crime / Romance·1h 39m

PARTING SHOTS

“When Harry found out he had six weeks to live, something snapped...and it wasn't his camera.”

Harry Sterndale, a failed photographer, is given a diagnosis of cancer and told that he has only three months to live. After thinking things over, he decides that since he is dying anyway, he will kill or destroy all the people that ever crossed or hurt him during his life - after all, he will be dead anyway long before he can come to trial and get his just desserts from society. Harry hires an assassin to finish himself off in style, and even has time to fall in love with Jill. However, there's just one small problem with Harry's master plan - the cancer diagnosis is totally inaccurate and now he's got a hitman on his trail and several policemen wanting to talk to him about some murders...

Above the Line
Michael Winner·DirectorMichael Winner·ScreenplayNick Mead·ScreenplayOusama Rawi·Director of PhotographyLes Reed·Original Music ComposerMichael Winner·Editor
Cast
Chris Rea·Harry SterndaleFelicity Kendal·Jill SaundersJohn Cleese·Maurice WalpoleBen Kingsley·Renzo LocatelliBob Hoskins·Gerd LaytonDiana Rigg·LisaJoanna Lumley·FredaOliver Reed·Jamie Campbell-StewartPatrick Ryecart·CleverleyPeter Davison·John
Full Crew
(15 credits)
Directing· 1
Michael Winner·Director
Writing· 3
Michael Winner·StoryMichael Winner·ScreenplayNick Mead·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Ousama Rawi·Director of PhotographySophie Baker·Still PhotographerTom Hilton·Still PhotographerTobi Corney·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Michael Winner·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Les Reed·Original Music ComposerJim Roddan·Sound Editor
Production· 4
Michael Winner·ProducerJohn Blezard·Associate ProducerNoel Davis·CastingRon Purdie·Associate Producer
By the Numbers
60.4
OF 100
Master Score
5.1
OF 10
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0
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