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The Dog It Was That Died

  • TV Movie
  • 1989
  • 1h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
49
YOUR RATING
The Dog It Was That Died (1989)
Comedy

In this movie, Rupert Purvis (Alan Howard) jumps off a bridge onto a dog, and causes problems for Blair (Sir Alan Bates), his superior at MI5, and Blair must convince Hogbin (Simon Cadell), ... Read allIn this movie, Rupert Purvis (Alan Howard) jumps off a bridge onto a dog, and causes problems for Blair (Sir Alan Bates), his superior at MI5, and Blair must convince Hogbin (Simon Cadell), the Agent who's been tailing Purvis, of which side Purvis is really on, once he finds out ... Read allIn this movie, Rupert Purvis (Alan Howard) jumps off a bridge onto a dog, and causes problems for Blair (Sir Alan Bates), his superior at MI5, and Blair must convince Hogbin (Simon Cadell), the Agent who's been tailing Purvis, of which side Purvis is really on, once he finds out what it is.

  • Director
    • Peter Wood
  • Writer
    • Tom Stoppard
  • Stars
    • Alan Bates
    • Alan Howard
    • Simon Cadell
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    49
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Wood
    • Writer
      • Tom Stoppard
    • Stars
      • Alan Bates
      • Alan Howard
      • Simon Cadell
    • 1User review
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    Alan Bates
    Alan Bates
    • Blair
    Alan Howard
    Alan Howard
    • Purvis
    Simon Cadell
    Simon Cadell
    • Hogbin
    Sylvestra Le Touzel
    Sylvestra Le Touzel
    • Suleika
    Geoffrey Chater
    Geoffrey Chater
    • Wren
    Ciaran Madden
    Ciaran Madden
    • Pamela
    Robert Lang
    Robert Lang
    • Arlon
    Zoë Wanamaker
    Zoë Wanamaker
    • Bildebeck
    John Woodvine
    John Woodvine
    • Dr. Seddon
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Vicar
    Michael Hordern
    Michael Hordern
    • George
    Steven Law
    • Turkish Escort
    Andy Bradford
    Andy Bradford
    • Follower
    Stephen Jenn
    • Boris
    • Director
      • Peter Wood
    • Writer
      • Tom Stoppard
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    • Trivia
      The title of the movie is a quote delivered by the main character of the novel "The Painted Veil" written by W. Somerset Maugham. Maugham is quoting Oliver Goldsmith's ironic poem "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog" (1766).

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 1, 1989 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Granada Television
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 4m(64 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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