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The Agent

2009-09-18 · 82 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · Comedy

It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.

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Directors
Lesley Manning
Production companies
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 47,000

Top Cast

Stephen KennedyStephen KennedyStephen Parker
William BeckWilliam BeckAlexander Joyce
Maureen LipmanMaureen LipmanCharlie
Lucy BaylerManaging Director
Henry HerefordHarry
Aislinn ManganClare Parker
Richard TrinderRichard TrinderPaul
Fergus O'DonnellMalcolm Harris
Hannah WagnerKate Parker
Jodie WagnerZoe Parker

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