Comedy · Canada · 1981 · 1h 35m

Dirty Tricks

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Director
Alvin Rakoff
Cast
Elliott Gould as Professor Chandler Kate Jackson as Polly Bishop Rich Little as Robert Brennan Arthur Hill as Professor Prosser John Juliani as Roselli Alberta Watson as Tony
Crew
Richard Ciupka — Director of Photography Alan Collins — Editor Hagood Hardy — Original Music Composer Eleanor E. Norton — Screenplay William W. Norton — Screenplay Camille Gifford — Screenplay
Tagline

Everyone here is crazy...everyone else is cracking up...in the hilarious comedy that casts off in total insanity!

Synopsis

A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to authenticate it, he is murdered but the letter disappears. Then Chandler, who does not know anything about the case, gets chased by the mafia and haunted by a TV reporter (Polly Bishop).

Key Collaborators
Alvin Rakoff Director Richard Ciupka Director of Photography Alan Collins Editor Hagood Hardy Original Music Composer Eleanor E. Norton Screenplay William W. Norton Screenplay Camille Gifford Screenplay Thomas Gifford Screenplay Thomas Gifford Novel Claude Héroux Producer Blanche Boileau Costume Design
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