

Gumshoe
1971-12-01 · 88 min · ★ 6.2
A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.
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- Directors
- Stephen Frears
- Production companies
- Memorial Enterprises, Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Albert FinneyEddie Ginley
Billie WhitelawEllen Ginley
Frank FinlayWilliam Ginley
Janice RuleMrs. Blankerscoon
Carolyn SeymourAlison Wyatt
Fulton MackayJohn Straker
Oscar JamesDanny Azinge
Bill DeanTommy Wright
Wendy RichardAnne Scott
Maureen LipmanNaomi
Neville SmithArthur
George InnesBookshop Proprietor
Tom KempinskiC.L. Quarry - Psychiatrist
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