''Shadow Run'' is a 1998
crime film
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
set in the south of England, United Kingdom. It is based on the novel by Desmond Lowden. It was not released in the cinema, and eventually appeared on home video in 2001.
Premise
Haskell (
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinct Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films over Michael Caine filmography, a career that spanned eight decades an ...
) is a hardened gangster assigned to a job by his boss, Landon-Higgins (
James Fox
James William Fox (born William Fox; 19 May 1939) is an English actor known for his work in film and television. Fox's career began in the 1960s through roles in films such as '' The Servant'' and ''Performance''. He is also known for his role ...
), to steal sheets of watermarked paper to print fake money.
Cast
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Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinct Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films over Michael Caine filmography, a career that spanned eight decades an ...
as Haskell
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James Fox
James William Fox (born William Fox; 19 May 1939) is an English actor known for his work in film and television. Fox's career began in the 1960s through roles in films such as '' The Servant'' and ''Performance''. He is also known for his role ...
as Landon-Higgins
* Matthew Pochin as Joffrey
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Rae Baker as Julie
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Kenneth Colley
Kenneth Colley (born 7 December 1937) is an English film and television actor whose career spans over 60 years. He came to wider prominence through his role as Admiral Piett in the ''Star Wars'' films ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''R ...
as Larcombe
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Christopher Cazenove
Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove (17 December 1943 – 7 April 2010) was an English film, television and stage actor.
Early life and career
He was born Christopher de Lerisson Cazenove, on 17 December 1943, the son of Brigadier Arnold de Leri ...
as Melchior
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Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer (born 12 March 1947) is a British actor.
Career
His work in theatre includes performances at the Citizens Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal National Theatre. In 1975, he played the title role in the first British st ...
as Maunder
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Leslie Grantham
Leslie Michael Grantham (30 April 1947 – 15 June 2018) was an English actor who played "Dirty" Den Watts in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He was a convicted murderer, having served 10 years for the killing of a West Germany, West German ...
as Liney
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Tim Healy as Daltrey
* Emma Reeve as Victoria
* Katherine Reeve as Zee
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Angela Douglas
Angela Douglas (born Angela McDonagh) is an English actress.
Early life
Douglas was born in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire circa 1940.
Career
Douglas started acting as a teenager, joining the Worthing, West Sussex repertory theatre, repert ...
as Bridget
* Maurice Thorogood as Walter
* Richard Tuck as Morton
* John Bray as Hallam
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Khan Bonfils as Baz
External links
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1998 films
1998 crime films
1990s heist films
British crime films
British heist films
Films directed by Geoffrey Reeve
1990s English-language films
1990s British films
English-language crime films
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