Try This One for Size

1989 1h 45m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 10

MysteryComedyCrime

Synopsis

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Genial and deceptively tentative insurance company detective Tom Lepski sets out to track down a valuable medieval Russian icon, stolen by master thief Bradley.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael Brandon
Tom Lepski
David Carradine
Bradley
Arielle Dombasle
Maggie
Guy Marchand
Ottavioni
Mario Adorf
Radnitz
Peter Bowles
Igor
Harold Innocent
Kendrick
Edward Meeks
Lindsay

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Hamilton
Writers: Alec Medieff, Sergio Gobbi
Languages: English, French
Countries: France

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tom Lepski Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Guy Hamilton, shot by Jean-Yves Le Mener. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claude Bolling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Michael Brandon and David Carradine and Arielle Dombasle carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Guy Hamilton directs. Jean-Yves Le Mener behind the camera. Claude Bolling scores. Produced in France. Dialogue in English, French.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
3Part of the "Tom Lepski Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Guy Hamilton, shot by Jean-Yves Le Mener. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Claude Bolling. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Michael Brandon and David Carradine and Arielle Dombasle carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0098530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 11 different titles around the world.