The con behind the con: how a neo-noir masterpiece almost destroyed everyone who made it.
A brand new feature-length documentary on the film’s production, including new interviews with director Stephen Frears, director of photography Oliver Stapleton, editor Michael Audsley, executive producer Barbara Defina and co-producer Peggy Rajaki.
Direction
Frears' unfiltered war stories about studio battles.
Cinematography
Stapleton unpacks that suffocating neon-noir look.
Editing
How they saved the film in the cutting room.
Director
Phillip Escott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen Frears originally turned down the project three times, convinced the novel was unfilmable.
The documentary reveals that the infamous 'lobster tank' scene caused actual on-set injuries due to malfunctioning equipment.
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