Blunt Instrument
Blunt Instrument
1981, English. Directed by Peter Cregeen.
A former journalist begins to experience distressing flashbacks, to the alarm of people close to him.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Peter CregeenDirector
- Edward WoodwardAlex Logan
- Katharine BlakeDorothy Logan
- Nigel PatrickHugh Logan
- John CarsonSir Ernest Blandy
- Rachel KempsonMrs. Miller
- Frank ShelleyMr. Ives
- Ann MitchellMiss Grindley
- Pat KeenJanet
- Christopher GoodTev. Jeremy Hopkins
- Patricia GarwoodPearson
- Steve EmersonUnwin
- John AbbottDr. Durrant
Details
- Released
- 8 February 1981
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Anthony Skene
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Blunt Instrument runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Blunt Instrument isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 February 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Blunt Instrument, try The Dead Zone, The Sense of an Ending, The Man Who Haunted Himself.
Who directed Blunt Instrument?
Blunt Instrument (1981) was directed by Peter Cregeen and stars Edward Woodward, Katharine Blake, Nigel Patrick.