Dirty Tricks (1981)
A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to authenticate it, he is murdered but the letter disappears. Then Chandler, who does not know anything about the case, gets chased by the mafia and haunted by a TV reporter (Polly Bishop).
Director:
Alvin Rakoff
Writers:
Thomas Gifford, Camille Gifford, William W. Norton, Eleanor E. Norton.
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Elliott Gould as Professor Chandler |
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Kate Jackson as Polly Bishop |
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Rich Little as Robert Brennan |
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Arthur Hill as Professor Prosser |
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John Juliani as Roselli |
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Alberta Watson as Tony |
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Mavor Moore as Mr. Underhill |
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Nicholas Campbell as Bill Darcy |
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Michael McNamara as Thorn |
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Martin McNamara as Ozzie |
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Angus MacInnes as FBI Agent Jones |
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Michael Kirby as FBI Agent Wicklow |
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Cindy Girling as Emily |
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Hugh Webster as Mr. Darcy |
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Irene Kessler as Mrs. Cohen |
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Earl Pennington as Taxi Driver |
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Joyce Campion as Mrs. Greenshields |
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Ken Umland as Cameraman |
| Directing | Alvin Rakoff | Director |
| Production | Claude Héroux | Producer |
| Sound | Hagood Hardy | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alan Collins | Editor |
| Art | Earl G. Preston | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blanche Boileau | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jocelyne Bellemare | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michele Dion | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Thomas Gifford | Novel |
| Writing | Thomas Gifford | Screenplay |
| Writing | Camille Gifford | Screenplay |
| Writing | William W. Norton | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eleanor E. Norton | Screenplay |
| Production | Pierre David | Executive Producer |
| Production | Arnold Kopelson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Victor Solnicki | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Richard Ciupka | Director of Photography |