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Try This One for Size (1989)

Genre : Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Guy Hamilton
Writer : Sergio Gobbi, Alec Medieff

Synopsis

The story (based on a novel by James Hadley Chase) concerns the efforts of the genial and deceptively tentative Lepski (Michael Brandon), an insurance company detective, to track down a valuable medieval Russian icon, which was stolen by Bradley (David Carradine), a master thief.

Actors

Michael Brandon
Michael Brandon
Tom Lepski
David Carradine
David Carradine
Bradley
Arielle Dombasle
Arielle Dombasle
Maggie
Guy Marchand
Guy Marchand
Ottavioni
Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf
Radnitz
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles
Igor
Harold Innocent
Harold Innocent
Kendrick
Edward Meeks
Edward Meeks
Lindsay
Valérie Steffen
Valérie Steffen
Carol
Stéphane Bonnet
Stéphane Bonnet
Jacobi
Françoise Christophe
Françoise Christophe
Jenny
Bill Dunn
Bill Dunn
Woodward
My Chau
My Chau
Prostitute
Rosine Cadoret
Rosine Cadoret
Mrs. Ottavioni
Patrick Le Barz
Patrick Le Barz
Legrand
Léo Ilial
Léo Ilial
Kowalski
Roger Worrod
Roger Worrod
Swiss Customs Official
François Germond
François Germond
Swiss Police Officer
Christian Bianchi
Christian Bianchi
Camera Video Technician
Nanouk Broche
Nanouk Broche
Nun
Jean Corso
Jean Corso
Police Commissioner
Auguste Danielle
Auguste Danielle
Road Works Labourer
Jacques Francel
Jacques Francel
Concierge
Richard Graham
Richard Graham
Security Guard
Patrick Massiah
Patrick Massiah
Airport Official
Olivier De Neufville
Olivier De Neufville
Louis
Pierre Rosso
Pierre Rosso
Cat Burglar
Lise Roy
Lise Roy
Mother Superior

Crews

Guy Hamilton
Guy Hamilton
Director
Sergio Gobbi
Sergio Gobbi
Screenplay
Alec Medieff
Alec Medieff
Screenplay
Claude Bolling
Claude Bolling
Original Music Composer
Jean-Yves Le Mener
Jean-Yves Le Mener
Director of Photography
James Hadley Chase
James Hadley Chase
Book

Posters and backgrounds

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