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The Spanish Prisoner
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
1997 · Directed by David Mamet · 110 min · Drama · Mystery · Thriller · 8 frames
Tagline
It's the oldest con in the book.
Crew
- Written by: David Mamet
- Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
- Edited by: Barbara Tulliver
- Music: Carter Burwell
- Production design: Tim Galvin
- Produced by: Jean Doumanian
Cast
- Steve Martin as Jimmy Dell
- Campbell Scott as Joe Ross
- Ben Gazzara as Mr. Klein
- Rebecca Pidgeon as Susan Ricci
- Ricky Jay as George Lang
- Felicity Huffman as Pat McCune
- David Pittu as Resort Manager
- J.J. Johnston as Doorman
- Ed O'Neill as FBI Team Leader
- Clark Gregg as FBI Sniper
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Sweetland Films, Jean Doumanian Productions, Magnolia Films, Jasmine Productions Inc.
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Box office: $13,835,130
- Themes: confidence, invention, sister, con game, corporation, neo-noir, process
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