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Freelance (1971)

Freelance poster
Directed by
Francis Megahy
Genre
thriller film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A con artist sees someone get killed. He has to figure out what to do with that knowledge.

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What happens

Freelance (US title: Con Man) is a 1971 British thriller film directed by Francis Megahy and starring Ian McShane. It was written by Megahy and Bernie Cooper. It was not released in England until 1976. A con artist witnesses an assassination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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