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Wikipedia article




'Penny Gold' is a 1973 British drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and starring James Booth, Francesca Annis, Nicky Henson and Joss Ackland. The screenplay concerns two policemen who investigate a series of murders.

Premise



A police detective investigates the murder of a young woman, and discovers that the crime is connected to her surviving twin sister and an extremely valuable stamp.

Cast



* James Booth - Matthews

* Francesca Annis - Delphi/Diane

* Nicky Henson - Rogers

* Joss Ackland - Jones

* Richard Heffer - Claude

* Sue Lloyd - Model

* Joseph O'Conor - Blachford

* Una Stubbs - Anna

* George Murcell - Doctor Merrick

* Marianne Stone - Mrs Parsons

* Penelope Keith - Miss Hartridge

* John Savident - Sir Robert Hampton

* Clinton Greyn - Van Der Meij

* Christian Rodska - Clerk

* Marc Zuber - Hotel Receptionist

* Anthony Naylor - Rugby Player

* John Rhys-Davies - Rugby Player

* Rodney Cardiff - Doctor

* Stephanie Smith - Delphi/Diane as a child

* Peter Salmon - Male model

* Michael Buchanan - Male model

Critical reception



Time Out noted, "a brilliant opening sequence, otherwise this flat-footed British thriller is hampered by something like the world's worst script, including flashbacks no one would ever conceivably flash back to, and by a cumbersome storyline about big league stamp trading"; while Sky Movies wrote, "the spirit of the British crime movie of the Fifties lives on in this old-fashioned thriller about the hunt for a rare stamp - the Penny Gold of the title. Jack Cardiff directs with obvious affection for a genre long past but it's hard on such distinguished players as Francesca Annis and James Booth not to have more meat on which to bite."

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