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The Tiger’s Tail

John Boorman
Ireland - UK
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Identical twins are separated at birth. One, Liam, becomes a successful though over-stretched property developer in the new godless, greedy Ireland; the other, a homeless bum in Leeds. The have and the have-not. The bum comes across a magazine article about Liam and his glittering possessions. In a series of wickedly devious comic episodes, he sets out to steal Liam?s life and wife. He succeeds, but finds nothing but debts and grief. Liam, on the other hand, discovers he is less aggrieved than he might be to find himself relieved of his life and its burdens.
Director
John Boorman
Screenplay
John Boorman
Photography
Seamus Deasy
Edition
Lon Davis
Music
Stephen McKeow
Cast
Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Sinead Cusack, Ciarin Hinds, Briain Gleeson
Running Time
103 m.
Country
Ireland - UK
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