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The Riddle (film)
''The Riddle'' is a 2007 British psychological crime thriller film directed and written by Brendan Foley. It stars Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Julie Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, and Jason Flemyng. Plot When a woman is murdered following her discovery of an unpublished Charles Dickens manuscript, an unusual trio team up to investigate. The three are Mike (Jones), an ambitious sports tabloid journalist determined to make a name for himself, Kate (Cox), a police officer, and an eccentric old beach-combing tramp (Jacobi). Together they must track down the mystery and we are taken back to the world of Charles Dickens. Only when they solve the riddle of the manuscript are they able to solve the present day crime, but they must also face opposers: a greedy detective (Moriarty), a publisher (Redgrave), and a ruthless construction company owner (Flemyng). Principal cast * Vinnie Jones as Mike Sullivan * Derek Jacobi as The Tramp / (19th century) Charles Dickens * Julie Cox as Kate Merril * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Foley (filmmaker)
Brendan Foley is a Northern Irish writer, film producer and director. Career Raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he has written feature film and TV series scripts for producers and studios in UK, Hollywood, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Poland, South Africa and Thailand. He wrote and produced the 2005 action-thriller ''Johnny Was'', starring Vinnie Jones, Eriq La Salle and Patrick Bergin. The film won awards including Audience Awards and Best Feature Awards from six film festivals. His most recent work includes Cold Courage, a TV series thriller for Lionsgate, Viaplay and Luminoir shot in Europe in 2019. He wrote, produced and directed '' The Riddle'' in 2006, starring Jones, Sir Derek Jacobi and Vanessa Redgrave. In September 2007, ''The Riddle'' became the world's first feature film to be released as a DVD premiere by a national newspaper. The UK's ''Mail on Sunday'' bought UK DVD rights and distributed 2.6 million copies, making the film one of the most widely watched independen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |