Part spoof and part "straight," Gumshoe comes off as an affectionate tribute to the hard-boiled detective films of yore. Albert Finney stars as Eddie Ginley, a Liverpool bingo-caller and erstwhile comedian who has been weaned on the novels of Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. Fancying himself an ...more
- Albert Finney - Eddie
- Billie Whitelaw - Ellen
- Frank Finlay - William
- Janice Rule - Mrs. Blankerscoon
- Carolyn Seymour - Alison
- Scott Christian - Club Artist
- Christopher Cunningham - Clifford
- Harry Hutchinson - Kleptomaniac
- The Jacksons
- Jason Kane - Artist in Club
- Maureen Lipman - Naomi
- Wendy Richard - Anne
- Oscar James - Azinge
- Tom Kempinski - Psychiatrist
- Stephen Frears - Director
- Michael Medwin - Producer
- Neville Smith - Screenwriter
- Richard Rambaut - Art Director
- Daphne Dare - Costume Designer
- Fergus McDonell - Editor
- Charles Rees - Editor
- Andrew Lloyd Webber - Composer (Music Score)
- Roy Young - Songwriter
- Bob Lawrence - Makeup
- Michael Seymour - Production Designer
- Chris Menges - Cinematographer
- Harry Cordwell - Set Designer
- Brian Brockwell - Set Designer











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