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Double X: The Name of the Game
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Wikipedia article
'Double X: The Name of the Game' is a 1992 British thriller film. The screenplay by Shani S. Grewal is based in part on 'Vengeance', a novel by David Fleming.
The film features Norman Wisdom, William Katt, Gemma Craven, Simon Ward, Bernard Hill, & Chlo Annett
Synopsis
Expert safecracker Arthur Clutten (Wisdom) masterminds heists for a criminal syndicate he belongs to. But after witnessing the brutal methods of persuasion being meted out by gang leader, Ignatius Smith (Hill), Clutten decides to quit. But he realises the gang would sooner see him killed than quitting. After stealing some documents incriminating Smith and his boss, Edward Ross (Ward), Clutten then puts his family in hiding and goes on the run...but his daughter (Annett) has been kidnapped by the gang and a hitman (Katt) has been hired and is close to finding Clutten.
Cast
*Norman Wisdom as Arthur Clutten
*William Katt as Michael Cooper
*Gemma Craven as Jenny Eskridge
*Simon Ward as Edward Ross
*Bernard Hill as Ignatious 'Iggy' Smith
*Chlo Annett as Sarah Clutten
*Leon Herbert as Ollie
*Derren Nesbitt as The Minister
*Vladek Sheybal as Pawnbroker
Cast notes
*First film role for Norman Wisdom in 20 years.*Chlo Annett makes her feature film dbut.
*Last film of Vladek Sheybal.
Locations
*Filmed in the UK at the following locations:
::Monkey Island, Bray, Berkshire, England
::Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
::Stranraer, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
DVD release
*The DVD was released onto Region 2 DVD on 25 February 2007 in the UK under "The BEST of BRITISH Collection" tag by Odeon Entertainment.
References
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