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Dead Cert (1974)
Directed by Tony Richardson
“The Race Against Death”
Thriller · 1h 39m
As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
Cast
Scott Antony
Judi Dench
Michael Williams
Julian Glover
Mark Dignam
John Bindon
Joseph Blatchley
Ian Hogg
Sean Lynch
Geoffrey Bateman
Crew
- Director
- Tony Richardson
- Screenplay
- John Oaksey, Tony Richardson
- Novel
- Dick Francis
- Director of Photography
- Freddie Cooper
- Editor
- John Glen
- Producer
- Neil Hartley
Details
- Release date
- 1974-05-01
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Thriller
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- United Artists