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Smokescreen

  • 1964
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
617
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Smokescreen (1964)
Suspense MysteryWhodunnitComedyCrimeMystery

A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud in Brighton and uncovers a murder.A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud in Brighton and uncovers a murder.A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud in Brighton and uncovers a murder.

  • Director
    • Jim O'Connolly
  • Writer
    • Jim O'Connolly
  • Stars
    • Peter Vaughan
    • John Carson
    • Yvonne Romain
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    617
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jim O'Connolly
    • Writer
      • Jim O'Connolly
    • Stars
      • Peter Vaughan
      • John Carson
      • Yvonne Romain
    • 21User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast23

    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Roper
    John Carson
    John Carson
    • Trevor Bayliss
    Yvonne Romain
    Yvonne Romain
    • Janet Dexter
    Gerald Flood
    Gerald Flood
    • Graham Turner
    Glynn Edwards
    Glynn Edwards
    • Inspector Wright
    John Glyn-Jones
    • Player
    Sam Kydd
    Sam Kydd
    • Hotel Waiter
    Deryck Guyler
    Deryck Guyler
    • Station Master
    • (as Derek Guyler)
    Penny Morrell
    • Helen - Turner's Secretary
    David Gregory
    • Pete, The Smudger
    Jill Curzon
    • June
    Barbara Hicks
    Barbara Hicks
    • Miss Breen
    Bert Palmer
    • Barman
    Tom Gill
    • Reception Clerk
    Edward Ogden
    • Police Sergeant
    Anthony Dawes
    • John Dexter
    Romo Gorrara
    Romo Gorrara
    • Taxi Driver
    Maja Hafernik
    • Maid
    • Director
      • Jim O'Connolly
    • Writer
      • Jim O'Connolly
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews21

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    Suspense Mystery
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    Whodunnit
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    Crime
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    Mystery

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The opening shot of the burning car driving off the cliff and hitting the rocks on its way into the sea was used in TV episode Car in Flames (1962). In Smokescreen, the shot included a brief cutaway of two lovers who witnessed the incident; in the TV episode, the shot was continuous.
    • Goofs
      A running joke in the film is that both the main character and his insurance company are mean with expenses, and yet they put him up at The Grand Hotel in Brighton - the most expensive one in the town even in 1964.
    • Quotes
      • [Roper has been sitting in the hotel bar, eating the free crisps that they provide, but not ordering anything to drink. Finally Helen arrives]
      • Barman: She's arrived. Now he's *sure* to buy something.
      • Hotel Waiter: You want to bet? He's liable to order whisky and water - without the whisky.
    • Connections
      Features No Hiding Place: Car in Flames (1962)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1964 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • L'accident d'auto
    • Filming locations
      • Seaford Head, Seaford, East Sussex, England, UK(Dexter's burning car falls over the cliff, witnessed by the Smudger and June)
    • Production company
      • Butcher's Film Productions
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 10m(70 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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