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Three Businessmen (1998)

A Comedy About Serious Things

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Alex Cox

Synopsis

An American art dealer (Miguel Sandoval), who specializes in southwestern topaz, arrives by train in Liverpool. Similarly, a very proper British art dealer (Alex Cox), who specializes in African art, arrives in the same hotel. The two meet in the hotel's abandoned restaurant and decide to set off in finding an evening meal, which becomes problematic immediately when the Brit reveals he is vegetarian. While following their pursuit of a mutually acceptable meal, the main point of the film is their discourse en route to their various attempts at an eatery.

Actors

Miguel Sandoval
Miguel Sandoval
Bennie Reyes
Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Frank King
Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
Leroy Jasper
Isabel Ampudia
Isabel Ampudia
Josefina
Andrew Schofield
Andrew Schofield
Hotel Receptionist
Tomorowo Taguchi
Tomorowo Taguchi
Noodle Shop Waiter
Ryoko Takizawa
Ryoko Takizawa
Noodle Shop Waitress
Christine Colvin
Christine Colvin
Liverpool Barmaid
John McMartin
John McMartin
Liverpool Businessman
Charlie Ryan
Charlie Ryan
Old Liverpudlian
Adrian Henri
Adrian Henri
Poet
Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
Blind Man
Tod Davies
Tod Davies
Woman in Tramhuis
Ruud van der Pluim
Ruud van der Pluim
Man in Tramhuis
Ina Hernandez
Ina Hernandez
Guadalupe
Adrian Kai
Adrian Kai
Maitre d'
Banshu Matsui
Banshu Matsui
Bar Master
Linda Callahan
Linda Callahan
Plutonium Card (voice)
Masayoshi Anzai
Masayoshi Anzai
Karaoke Singer/Voice of Cab Driver
Josephine Moss
Josephine Moss
Hand of God
Carolien Provaas
Carolien Provaas
Dutch Businesswoman

Crews

Alex Cox
Alex Cox
Director
Tod Davies
Tod Davies
Writer
Tod Davies
Tod Davies
Producer
Pray for Rain
Pray for Rain
Music
Rob Tregenza
Rob Tregenza
Cinematography

Trailers and other movies

Three Businessmen (Alex Cox, 1998)

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