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"I'm prepared to take a bet on Canada"

"Robert was competitive about anything and everything."




Robert Shaw as Ginger Coffey

An out-of-work Irish immigrant in Montreal remains hopeful that his luck is about to change but his disillusioned family grow tired of his pigheadedness and instability.
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Directed by Irvin Kershner
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Screenplay by Brian Moore from his own novel
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Produced by Leon Roth
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Also starring Mary Ure, Liam Redmond, Tom Harvey, Powys Thomas and Tom Kneebone
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Released by Crawley Films
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Release Date: September 21st 1964
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Running Time: 100 minutes
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Location(s): Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Crawley Studios, Ottowa, Canada






Best Picture Winner











Musical Montage
Movie Theme
A montage of stills from the film accompanied by the title theme composed by Bernardo Segall.
"Watching the World Go By" By Jean-Paul Vignon.
Movie Theme
"Man, Oh Man"
By Alex Hassilev.













DIRECTOR
Irvin Kershner
(1923 - 2010)