''Doors Open'' is a 2012 Scottish

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directed by

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, starring

Douglas Henshall Douglas James "Dougie" Henshall (born 19 November 1965) is a Scottish television, film and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Professor Nick Cutter in the science fiction series ''Primeval (TV series), Primeval'' (2007–2011) and D ...

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and Kenneth Collard. It is based on the 2008 novel of the same name by

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, about a self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker, who come together to undertake an audacious art heist. The film was commissioned by

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and produced by Stephen Fry's Sprout Pictures production company. It was officially released on 26 December 2012 in the UK.

Plot

After an evening’s drinking with Professor Gissing (Fry), an art expert, and banker Allan Cruickshank (Collard), self-made millionaire Mike McKenzie (Henshall) and his friends dream up a plot to rip-off one of the most high-profile targets in the country – Edinburgh’s private art collection owned by a national bank.

Cast

as Mike McKenzie *

as Professor Gissing *

as Laura Stanton * Kenneth Collard as Allan Cruickshank *

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as Charlie Calloway *

Elliot Cowan Elliot Aidan Cowan (born 9 July 1976) is a British film and television actor, known for portraying Corporal Jem Poynton in ''Ultimate Force'', Mr Darcy in '' Lost in Austen'', and Ptolemy in the 2004 film ''Alexander''. He also starred as Lore ...

as Bruce Cameron *

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as The Geordie * Paul McCole as Glenn * Rab Affleck as Hate * Sarah McCardie as Carol * Bobby Rainsbury as HR Woman * Ellie O'Brien as Theresa

Production

Filming began on 23 April 2012 in

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. Parts of the film were also shot on the coast of the

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and

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, with saleroom scenes shot at Edinburgh auction house,

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.(2015
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Film Edinburgh, Retrieved 20 February 2015

References

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* 2012 television films 2012 films British thriller television films British crime thriller films Scottish thriller films 2012 crime thriller films British heist films Scottish television films Films based on British novels Films directed by Marc Evans Films shot in Edinburgh Films shot in East Lothian Films shot in the Scottish Borders 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language crime thriller films {{Scotland-tv-film-stub