Smokescreen

1964 1h 10m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Peter Vaughan
Roper
John Carson
Trevor Bayliss
Yvonne Romain
Janet Dexter
Gerald Flood
Graham Turner
Glynn Edwards
Inspector Wright
John Glyn-Jones
Player
Sam Kydd
Hotel Waiter
Penny Morrell
Helen - Turner's Secretary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jim O'Connolly
Writers: Jim O'Connolly
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 6

ERA

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62 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Peter Vaughan and John Carson and Yvonne Romain carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0058596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jim O'Connolly directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
262 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Peter Vaughan and John Carson and Yvonne Romain carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0058596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 70 min · 1h 10m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): U
IMDB: Smokescreen (1964)

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Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2022-03-28
★ 6/10
This is quite an interesting yarn about an insurance assessor "Roper" (Peter Vaughan) sent to look into a large claim after a businessman goes missing. Fairly swiftly, he discovers it's really a case of potential murder and his naturally inquisitive, meticulous, nature encourages him to investigate. It's not too long before he is embroiled in a tale of money, debts, adultery and corpse-hunting. It's not exactly the stuff of Hercule Poirot, and the production is all a low-budget affair, but Vaughan carries it all off quite well as he tries to pull together the threads of infidelity and fraud, and with solid supporting contributions from John Carson and Yvonne Romain to keep the waters muddy for a time, it passes an hour effortlessly enough.

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