Double X: The Name of the Game
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| Double X: The Name of the Game | |
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| Directed by | Shani S. Grewal |
| Produced by | Noel Cronin Shani S. Grewal Edward Joffe |
| Written by | David Fleming (Novel) Shani S. Grewal |
| Starring | Norman Wisdom William Katt Bernard Hill Gemma Craven Simon Ward Chloë Annett |
| Music by | Raf Ravenscroft |
| Distributed by | Odeon Entertainment (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | United Kingdom June, 1992 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Language | English |
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| Germany: | 18 |
| United Kingdom: | 15 |
Double X: The Name of the Game is a 1992 British thriller film. The screenplay for this movie was written by Shani S. Grewal based in part on the novel "Vengeance" written by David Fleming.
The film features Norman Wisdom, William Katt, Gemma Craven, Simon Ward, Bernard Hill, & Chloë Annett
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[edit] Synopsis
Expert safecracker Arthur Clutten (Wisdom) masterminds heists for a criminal syndicate he belongs to. But after witnessing the brutal methods of persuasion being meted out by gang leader, Ignatius Smith (Hill) Clutten decides to quit. But he realises the gang would sooner see him killed than quitting. After stealing some documents incriminating Smith and his boss, Edward Ross (Ward), Clutten then puts his family in hiding and goes on the run...but his daughter (Annett) has been kidnapped by the gang and a hitman (Katt) has been hired and is close to finding Clutten.
[edit] Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Arthur Clutten
- William Katt as Michael Cooper
- Gemma Craven as Jenny Eskridge
- Simon Ward as Edward Ross
- Bernard Hill as Ignatious 'Iggy' Smith
- Chloë Annett as Sarah Clutten
[edit] Cast Notes
- First film role for Norman Wisdom in 20 years.
- Chloë Annett makes her feature film début.
- Last film of Vladek Sheybal.
[edit] Trivia
- Filmed in the UK at the following locations:
- The sub-title "The Name Of The Game" is displayed as though in neon lights. They then flicker and some go out to change it to "Name The Game".
- On the DVD release, Chloë Annett's name is incorrectly spelt as "Chloe Hennett" both on the back cover blurb and in the internal booklet.
[edit] DVD Release
- The DVD was released onto Region 2 DVD on 25 February 2007 in the UK under "The BEST of BRITISH Collection" tag by Odeon Entertainment.
