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Did you know
Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Peter Barkworth
Mr. Smith
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Writers
- Adrian Lyne
- Languages
- English
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Did you know?
Fun facts 🍿
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adrian Lyne directs. Terry Bedford behind the camera. David Garland cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 38-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Adrian Lyne, shot by Terry Bedford. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor David Garland shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0461287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Terry Bedford
- Editing
- David Garland
- Runtime
- 38 min · 0h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Mr. Smith (1976)
Also by
Adrian Lyne
Key crew
- ProducerGower Frost
- EditorDavid Garland
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1976-07-01
