Dick Francis: In the Frame (1989)

After two friends have their houses looted of expensive paintings and vintage wine collections, Cleveland finds those responsible when he travels to Germany.

Director:

Wigbert Wicker

Writers:

Andrew Payne (screenplay), Dick Francis (novel)

Stars:

Ian McShane, Lyman Ward, Amadeus August

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ian McShane	...	David Cleveland
Lyman Ward	...	Don Stuart
Amadeus August	...	Hermann Forster
Peter Sattmann	...	Ivor Woxford
Patrick Cauderlier	...	Vogel
Rainer Grenkowitz	...	Bruno
Cedric Smith	...	Inspector Frost
Joseph Ziegler	...	Ray Sharp
Laura Dickson	...	Ginny Stuart
Hans-Peter Korff	...	Peter Frohlich
Jack Duffy	...	Harvey
Liliane Clune	...	Susan Sharp
Karin Rasenack	...	Receptionist

Storyline

Cleveland visits two Canadian friends, Don Stuart and Ray Sharp, and admires their collections of racetrack art and vintage wine. When Ray's wife Susan returns to her house, she finds the house bare with every stick of furniture stolen, including a priceless Munning painting. While she is on the phone to her husband , an explosion destroys the house and her. Ray,Don and his wife, and Cleveland rush to the smoldering ruins, and in the interim, thieves also rob the Stuart house, stripping it bear of everything including the contents of his $200,000 wine cellar. When Stuart is falsely accused of mob activity by a suspicious policeman investigating the two crimes, Cleveland journeys to Germany to renew his acquaintance with a German beauty and pick up the trail of the stolen paintings.

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Plot Keywords:

germany | entrepreneur | david cleveland | electric eye | eccentric artist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

Ireland Canada

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Dick Francis: Kehyskertomus

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Axel Springer/Multimedia Productions, Comedia Entertainment Inc., Dick Francis Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Don Stuart: What kind of childhood did you have?
David Cleveland: Brief.

User Reviews

Even worse than the terrible Twice Shy

How these mace for TV movies can be said to be based on the Dick Francis novels I don't know. His books are well written, well plotted thrillers whereas this is one of the most awful things ever put to film. Although In the Frame does follow the basic plot of the book, it seems to be playing things for lauhghs, which are turn out not to be funny. Ian McShane is cringeworthy as the hero and he is the best performance of the whole thing, which does not say much really. Not even bad enough to be entertaining I can honestly say I felt like I had wasted an hour and a half of my life afyter watching this film, I strongly advise other people not to make the same mistake.