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World Cinema: Cul-de-Sac

on BBC Two England

The second of three films by the famous Polish director Roman Polanski
Starring Donald Pleasence, Francoise Dorleac, Lionel Stander

A rare opportunity to see Polanski's second and lesser-known British film.
Two gangsters, one seriously wounded, arrive on a lonely island off the coast of Northumberland inhabited only by an eccentric middle-aged misfit and his sluttish young wife.

Contributors

Director:
Roman Polanski
Producer:
Gene Gutowski
George:
Donald Pleasence
Teresa:
Francoise Dorleac
Richard:
Lionel Stander
Albert:
Jack MacGowran
Cecil:
William Franklyn
Fairweather:
Robert Dorning
Marion:
Marie Kean
Christopher:
Iain Quarrier
Christopher's father:
Geoffrey Sumner
Christopher's mother:
Renee Houston
Jacqueline:
Jackie Bissett
Nicholas:
Trevor Delaney

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