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Dead Cert. (1974)
Director: Tony Richardson
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A film about racing from Richardson, who made The Charge of the Light Brigade so he must know all about horses. An amateur jockey (well, none of them professionals can speak proper) tries to discover who is nobbling the favourite for the National (well, they do say that racing attracts the worst of every class). Seems he's having an affair with the wife of a racehorse owner and getting a bit on the side with a masseuse. But it's OK. They both help him to go and win the Grand National. Despite a few concessions to our times, and a potentially promising subject, the film manages nothing in the way of suspense, insight or entertainment. There ought to be a steward's enquiry.Author: CPe
Cast & crew
Director: Tony Richardson
Producer: Neil Hartley
Cast: Scott Antony, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Nina Thomas, Mark Dignam, Julian Glover full cast
Duration: 99 mins
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