Thicker Than Water

1980 1h 13m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The Black Pudding Festival in Normandy, France, brings competitors from all over Europe. The British contingent is there for all the fun of the fair-and determined to win!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Colin Douglas
Jackson Arnott
Paula Tilbrook
Ida Arnott
Nicholas Ball
John Arnott
John Nightingale
Will Haggett
Caroline Hutchison
Lilian Haggett
Ray Mort
George Willis
Ted Morris
Harry Dicks
Paul Jaynes
Richard Arnott

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alan Grint
Writers: Brian Glover
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mike Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Colin Douglas and Paula Tilbrook and Nicholas Ball carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0415315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alan Grint directs. Mike Hall cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 73-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
246 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Mike Hall shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Colin Douglas and Paula Tilbrook and Nicholas Ball carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0415315 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.