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The Spanish Prisoner

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PG,1hr 52min

Genres:

Action,Drama

Released:

April 3, 1998

Director:

David Mamet

Distributor:

Sony Pictures Classics

Starring:

Campbell Scott, Rebecca Pidgeon, Steve Martin ...more

Synopsis: Writer-director David Mamet crafted this unusual, Hitchcockian thriller in which no one is who they appear to be. Campbell Scott is Joe Ross, who has just created a "process" that stands to make his company and his boss, Klein (Ben Gazzara), millions of dollars. At a clandestine meeting in the Caribbean, Ross discusses the details of the process with company executives. There, purely by chance, or so he believes, he meets the wealthy, enigmatic Jimmy Dell (Steve Martin), and the two strike up an ... Full Synopsis

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	Elvis Mitchell, The New York Times This is his sleekest and most engaging film thus far. If you like a good cat-and-mouse game with a keen ear for language, then go. Full Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 70 Generally favorable reviews out of 100 Based on 21 critic reviews

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	Campbell Scott Joe Ross Rebecca Pidgeon Susan Ricci Steve Martin Jimmy Dell Ricky Jay George Lang

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