She Fell Among Thieves (1978)
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the villainous Vanity Fair (Eileen Atkins, Cold Mountain). Mistress of the turreted Chateau Jezreel and leader of a motley band of criminals, she will inherit millions if she can force her stepdaughter to marry. Pitting his wits against this formidable adversary, Chandos determines to rescue the beautiful young woman. But Vanity Fair keeps one step ahead of him, a trick forever up her sleeve and murder in her heart.
Director:
Clive Donner
Writer:
Tom Sharpe
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Malcolm McDowell as Richard Chandos |
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Eileen Atkins as Vanity Fair |
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Michael Jayston as Mansel |
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Karen Dotrice as Jenny |
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Sarah Badel as Virginia |
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Philip Locke as Acorn |
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Richard Pearson as Father Below |
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Freda Jackson as Lafone |
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Bernard Hill as Carson |
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Ralph Arliss as Bell |
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Simon Cadell as Candle |
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Jonathan Lynn as Gaston |
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Pat Gorman as Jean |
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Derek Deadman as Luis |
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Antony Scott as Marc |
| Writing | Dornford Yates | Novel |
| Writing | Tom Sharpe | Screenplay |
| Directing | Clive Donner | Director |
| Camera | Brian Tufano | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chris Lovett | Editor |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Producer |
| Sound | John Cameron | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Fraser Lowden | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | John Bloomfield | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Moss | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alan Cooper | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John C.C. Hale | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Sue Wyatt | Sound Editor |
| Writing | Richard Broke | Script Editor |
| Art | Tony Abbott | Production Design |