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The Big Brass Ring (1998)
Director: George Hickenlooper
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From Time Out Film Guide
Noteworthy for being based on a flawed but fascinating script by Orson Welles, this conspiracy thriller from the documentarist who gave us Hearts of Darkness is a bit of a mess. Hurt's the political candidate being funded by wife Richardson, investigated by crusading journo Jacob (greatly changed from her Kieslowski days), and generally hassled by Hawthorne, a figure from his past. The story's a little predictable, anyway, but the somewhat unenthusiastic performances and the pedestrian direction don't help. A curiosity for Welles nuts, but not a patch on even the least of the Master's films.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: George Hickenlooper
Producer: Fuller French, Andrew Pfeffer, Donald Zuckerman
Cast: William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irène Jacob, Miranda Richardson, Ewan Stewart, Gregg Henry, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, Jim Metzler full cast
Genre(s): Thrillers
Duration: 104 mins
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