Long Shot
1978, English. Directed by Maurice Hatton.
A FILM ABOUT FILMMAKING
Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Maurice HattonDirector
- Charles GormleyCharlie
- Neville SmithNeville
- Anne ZeldaAnne
- David StoneA Distributor
- Suzanne DanielleSue
- Ron TaylorAmerican Director
- Wim WendersAnother Director
- Stephen FrearsBiscuit Man
- Jim HainesProfessor of Sexual Politics
- Maurice BulbulianFrench-Canadian Director
- William ForsytheBille
- Alan BennettNeville's Doctor
Details
- Released
- 17 November 1978
- Written by
- Maurice Hatton, Eoin McCann
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Long Shot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 1978. (Checked 7 November 2026.)
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Who directed Long Shot?
Long Shot (1978) was directed by Maurice Hatton and stars Charles Gormley, Neville Smith, Anne Zelda.