Gumshoe (1971)
- Directed by
- Stephen Frears
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, comedy drama, neo-noir
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A bingo caller in 1970s Liverpool tries to live out his fantasy of being a hard-boiled private detective. He gets drawn into a real mystery involving a missing person and a criminal underworld.
quirkydarkly comicslow-burnnostalgicmelancholicwryoffbeatself-aware
What happens
Gumshoe is a 1971 British black comedy film directed (in his debut) by Stephen Frears and starring Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw and Frank Finlay. It was written by Neville Smith. The film follows a bingo-caller who dreams of being a private eye. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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