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Smack and Thistle

  • TV Movie
  • 1991
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
16
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Smack and Thistle (1991)
Drama

With a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go straight and stay clean... as soon as he's seen to one final heist. In the house that he burgle... Read allWith a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go straight and stay clean... as soon as he's seen to one final heist. In the house that he burgles he comes across Elizabeth - rich, desperate, hopelessly addicted to a heroin and unconsc... Read allWith a drug-addled lifestyle and a prison sentence firmly behind him, Abel is determined to go straight and stay clean... as soon as he's seen to one final heist. In the house that he burgles he comes across Elizabeth - rich, desperate, hopelessly addicted to a heroin and unconscious. Saving her from the clutched of an overdose, Abel stays out of compassion which even... Read all

  • Director
    • Tunde Ikoli
  • Writer
    • Tunde Ikoli
  • Stars
    • Charlie Caine
    • Rosalind Bennett
    • Patrick Malahide
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    16
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    • Director
      • Tunde Ikoli
    • Writer
      • Tunde Ikoli
    • Stars
      • Charlie Caine
      • Rosalind Bennett
      • Patrick Malahide
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    Charlie Caine
    • Abel
    Rosalind Bennett
    Rosalind Bennett
    • Elizabeth
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Dirk-Brown
    Connie Booth
    Connie Booth
    • Ms Kane
    Rudolph Walker
    Rudolph Walker
    • Churchill
    John Elmes
    • Edward
    James Saxon
    James Saxon
    • Wilks
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Sir Horace Wimbol
    Trevor Laird
    Trevor Laird
    • Baron Greenback
    Thomas Craig
    Thomas Craig
    • Spikey
    Robin Summers
    • Bill
    Peter McNamara
    • Ben
    Steve Sweeney
    Steve Sweeney
    • Ariel
    Walter Sparrow
    Walter Sparrow
    • Waggy
    Yemi Goodman Ajibade
    • Pedro
    • (as Yemi Ajibade)
    Gina McKee
    Gina McKee
    • Lucy Lisle
    Jane Wood
    • Mildred
    Lloyd Anderson
    • Walter
    • Director
      • Tunde Ikoli
    • Writer
      • Tunde Ikoli
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    • Release date
      • May 1991 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • UK
    • Production company
      • Working Title Films
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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