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Dead Man's Cards (Original title)
Dates: 2005 (Copyright), 15 December 2006 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: James Marquand

Synopsis: Set in Liverpool. Former boxer Tom takes a job as a doorman but he gets in trouble with local gangster Chongi who wants him to join his firm of bouncers.

Genre:
Crime

Subject:
Doormen
Releases
Date: 2006Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Dialogue (original): English

Credits (92)
©: Stray Dogs Films, Production Company: Aces & Eights Films, Presented by: Stray Dogs Films, Executive Producer: Stephen Corless, Executive Producer: Phil Evers, Produced by: Matthew Whyte, Produced by: James Marquand, Sigvaldi J. Kárason, Line Producer: Andrew Litvin, Unit Manager: Claire Newton, Production Manager: Jaynie Miller, Production Co-ordinator: Nina Boardman, Production Accountant: Fari Minaeian, Location Manager: Tom Harnick, Assistant Director (1st): Tamana Bleasdale, Assistant Director (2nd): Samar Pollitt, Assistant Director (3rd): Helen Chapman, Script Supervisor: Mandy Mason, Casting Director: Tamara Gillon, Tara Woodward, Written by: James McMartin, James Marquand, Director of Photography: Matthew Whyte, Focus Puller: Godi Már Gudbjörnsson, Clapper Loader: Matt Rearden, Camera Assistant: Mark Rovira, Gaffer: Andy Lowe, Grip: Allan Hughes, Additional Grip: Derek Hill, Stills Photographer: Scott Johnston, Special Effects Supervisor: Ian Rowley, Special Effects Assistant: Linda Hayward, Special Effects Assistant: Rob Rowley, Roger Rowley, Graphic Designer: Kevin Walker, Editor: Sigvaldi J. Kárason, Production Designer: Daniel Newton, Art Director: Rebecca Key, Graffiti Artist: Andy Pryor, Scenic Artist: Greg Winter, Property Master: Emma Dalton, Stand-by Props: Mirofora Panayiotou, Construction Manager: Jóhannes Karlsson, Construction Foreman: Alan Stephenson, Costume Designer: Graham Meethoo, Wardrobe Assistant: Angela Ifill, Make-up/Hair Designer: Debra Hargreaves-Sutton, Make-up Assistant: Gemma Fee, Main Title Design: Post Reykjavik, Main Title Designer: Björn Ófeigsson, Titles/Opticals: Capital FX (London), Colour Grader: Neil Hurford, Film Stock: Fuji, DeLuxe (Lab Contact): Clive Noakes, Original Music: Bernd Rest, Guitar/Vocals: Rosie Brown, Fiddle: Sarah Harrison, Trumpet/Flügelhorn: Robin Hopcraft, Mouth Organ/Jews Harp: Peter Hope-Evans, Cello: Rebecca Jordan, Guitar/Vocals: Mick Mahoney, Drums: Paul May, Guitar: Bernd Rest, Violin: Martha Riley, Double Bass: Simon C. Russell, Trombone: Alan Tomlinson, Music Supervisor: Don Gallacher, Sound Design: Kjartan Kjartansson, Sound Design: Ingvar Lundberg, Sound Recordist: Alan O'Duffy, Additional Sound Recordist: Jeff Hawkins, Boom Operator: Mike Hasler, Dubbing Mixer: Ingvar Lundberg, Sound Effects Editor/Pre-mixing: Nicolas Liebing, Sound Effects Editor/Pre-mixing: Steingrímur Eyfjörd Gudmundsson, Sound Effects Editor/Pre-mixing: Björn Viktorsson, Sound Effects Editor/Pre-mixing: Ingvar Lundberg, Ester Ásgeirsdóttir, Foley Artist: Steingrímur Eyfjörd Gudmundsson, Foley Recordist: Ester Ásgeirsdóttir, Foley Recordist: Ingvar Lundberg, Stunt Co-ordinator/Fight Arranger: Ray Nicholas, Special Thanks to:: Simon Relph, Special Thanks to:: Alan Bleasdale, Julia Bleasdale, Armourer: Mark Shelley, Additional Armourer: Colin Digby, Assistant Armourer: Sam Greenfield, Phil Stone, Publicist: Nicky Marquand, Film Studios: DBH House
Cast (65)
Paul Barber (Paul), Tom Bell (Billy the Cowboy), Samantha Janus (Kris), Gary Mavers (Bob), James McMartin (Tom Watts), Lisa Parry (Mary), Mark Russell (Chongi), Andrew Schofield (Irish), Andrew Simister (Romeo Brown), Vinnie Adams (Jimmy the Pimp), Ken George (Nathan), Paul Christopher Murphy (Crackhead), Carl Chase (Fester), Sean McKee (Blue Eyes), Henry Clequin (Joe), Kim Barrett (barmaid 1), Lora Cullen (barmaid 2), Curtis Watt (young glass collector), Sugar Dean (Marzo), James Tremarco (Jimmy V), Sophie Olivia (Paul's ex-missus), Luke Parkinson (Luke), Colin Roy Colquhoun (Mr Briggs), Dave Hart (scally 1), Annie Fitzmaurice (mum of cheeky kid), Tom Marquand (cheeky kid), Jon Keats (Silvarno), Paul Pilnik (drunk), David Owens (bartender), Gemma Evans (stripper), Ben Simpson (kid), Peter Mccarthy (Big Zack), Jason Mulhearn (Kevin 1), Li Clark (Kevin 2), Chris Finch (Teddy Bear), Ashley Hyland (club chick), Laura Hamilton (student girl), Laurie Rea (bizzie 1), Joseph Leith (bizzie 2), Sheldon Craigwell (young fighter), Carl Learmond (arrogant fighter), Ron Entwistle (rowing drunk), Michael Parry (man with money), Spencer Wilding (bar brawler), Phil Evers (Funky Phil), Ged Hunter (scally 2), David Lyons (scally 3), Mark Plonsky (student who gets shot), Jamiel Asije (mate of man with money), David Joffey (Tony Bennett drunk), Dave Feldman (boozer), Dean Grieve (glass collector), Reg Edwards (barman), Anthony Ankrah, Samuel Ayo Laoye (Jimmy's gang), Simon Mead, Stephen Short (Chongi's heavy), Paul Russell, Anthony Garwood (Romeo's oppo boxer), James Ledsham (lead bully), Stephen Malden, Jack Harrison, Errol Smith, Michael Dawson (bully's gang), Philip Walker (boxing MC)