Watch Long Shot (1978) Official Trailer
A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING
9 / 10 IMDb November 17, 1978 1h 24m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 24m
Release Date
November 17, 1978
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Cast
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Charles Gormley
as Charlie
Neville Smith
as Neville
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Anne Zelda
as Anne
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David Stone
as A Distributor
Suzanne Danielle
as Sue
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Ron Taylor
as American Director
Wim Wenders
as Another Director
Stephen Frears
as Biscuit Man
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Jim Haines
as Professor of Sexual Politics
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Maurice Bulbulian
as French-Canadian Director
William Forsythe
as Bille
Alan Bennett
as Neville's Doctor
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Richard Demarco
as Gallery Owner
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Sarah Boston
as TV Producer
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Mel Calman
as Cartoonist
Susannah York
as An Actress
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Dennis Selinger
as An Agent
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Sanford Lieberson
as A Film Executive
John Boorman
as The Director
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Jill Beck
as Director 'Scripts Ltd'
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