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Dead Cert (Original title)
Dates: 1974 (Copyright), 24 November 1974 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Tony Richardson

Synopsis: Drama about murder and horse-doping in the world of steeplechasing.

Genre:
Drama

Subjects:
Horse racing, Homicide
Credits (28)
©: United Artists Corporation, A Woodfall film: Woodfall, Executive Producer: André Goulston, Producer: Neil Hartley, Production Manager: Joyce Herlihy, Production Secretary: Jane Moscrop, Assistant Director: Andrew Grieve, Continuity: Zelda Barron, Screenplay by: Tony Richardson, Screenplay by: John Oaksey, Based on the novel by: Dick Francis, Director of Photography: Freddie Cooper, Camera Operator: Simon Ransley, Chargehand Electrician: Alan Martin, Stills Photography: Bob Whitaker, Stills Photography: Joy Helman, Editor: John Glen, Art Director: David Brockhurst, Property Master: Bruce Vincent, Wardrobe Master: Paul Vachon, Make-up: Jill Carpenter, Composer and Conductor: John Addison, Sound Recordist: Tony Jackson, Dubbing Mixer: Gerry Humphreys, Sound Editor: Allan Sones, Technical Adviser: John Oaksey, Horse Master: Merrick Francis
Cast (44)
Scott Antony (Alan), Judi Dench (Laura Davidson), Michael Williams (Sandy), Nina Thomas (Penny), Julian Glover (Lodge), Mark Dignam (Clifford Tudor), John Bindon (Walter), Joseph Blatchley (Joe Nantwich), Ian Hogg (Bill Davidson), Sean Lynch (Sid), Hideo Saito (Yuko), Geoffrey Bateman (Everest), Mickey Dillon (stunt rider - jockey), Bill Fraser (Sir Cresswell), Frank Gentry (gipsy), Willoughby Gray (coroner), Nigel Humphries (sergeant), Llewellyn Rees (chemist), Dervis Ward (Albert), Cornishman V (Admiral), Paddy Noggin', Arctic Count, Bannon's Star, Cross Lace, Dad's Lad, Go Pontinental, Island Tony, Spiro, Johnsol, Kilcoran, Line Regiment, Samantha, September Blues, Talassio, Wayward Demon (runner), Robin Gray (commentator), Annie Ross (Mrs Mervyn), Ian Milton (doctor), Joan Crane (secretary), Vic Armstrong, Tommy Reeves, Richard Graydon, Bronco McLoughlin (stunt rider - jockey), John Oaksey (veterinarian)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (5)
In: Cinema TV Today n10083 18 May 1974  Page: 14
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10083 18 May 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Film (BFFS) v2 n14 May 1974  Page: 13
Title: [Film (BFFS) - v2 n14 May 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v41 n484 May 1974  Page: 95
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v41 n484 May 1974: no known title]Language: English

In: Cinema TV Today n10034 2 Jun 1973  Page: 13
Title: [Cinema TV Today - n10034 2 Jun 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.

In: The Hollywood Reporter v226 n36 8 Jun 1973  Page: 11
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v226 n36 8 Jun 1973: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.