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The Debt Collector (1999)

109 min  -  Action | Crime | Thriller   -  25 June 1999 (UK)
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Mean, gritty, dirty and low and that's just the Policeman Gary Keltie (Ken Stott) out for retribution... See full summary »

Director:

Anthony Neilson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Connolly ...
Nickie Dryden
Ken Stott ...
Gary Keltie
Francesca Annis Francesca Annis ...
Val Dryden
Iain Robertson Iain Robertson ...
Flipper
Annette Crosbie Annette Crosbie ...
Lana
Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith ...
Colquhoun
Shauna Macdonald ...
Catriona (as Shauna MacDonald)
Sandy Neilson Sandy Neilson ...
Duncan
Julie Wilson Nimmo Julie Wilson Nimmo ...
Young Girl (as Julie Wilson-Nimmo)
Alan Francis Alan Francis ...
Young man
James Thomson James Thomson ...
Jobbie
Stephen Duguid Stephen Duguid ...
Kev (as Steven Duguid)
Matt Costello Matt Costello ...
Policeman (as Matt Costelloe)
Stuart Sinclair Blyth Stuart Sinclair Blyth ...
Policeman (as Stuart Blyth)
Gordon Orr Gordon Orr ...
Scott
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Storyline

Mean, gritty, dirty and low and that's just the Policeman Gary Keltie (Ken Stott) out for retribution for the horrendous crimes against the helpless people of Edinburgh during the nineteen seventies, by notorious, torturous, and killer, debt collector Nickie Dryden (Billy Connolly). This is as hard as they come; giants of their professions one with a trade that needs to be kept secret and the other holding a grudge. Shot around the beautiful City of Edinburgh years later, with it coarse language and criminal underclass, we see the wrath of spite, hate, jealousy and violent vengeance all in the final showdown of justice and with it its uncompromising final debt to society. Written by Cinema_Fan  

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Plot Keywords:

Sculptor | Pub | Dead Body | Revenge | Scotland  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Alamaailman velkoja See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£27,891 (UK) (13 June 1999) (17 Screens)

Gross:

£27,891 (UK) (13 June 1999)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

As a condition of funding from the Glasgow Film Fund, Glasgow locations stand in for most of the film's Edinburgh settings. See more »

Connections

References Braveheart (1995) See more »

Soundtracks

"A Good Man"
Written & Performed by Adrian Johnston & Anthony Neilson See more »