The Girl in the Picture (1985 film)

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The Girl in the Picture
Directed by Cary Parker
Starring
Music by Ron Geesin
Country Scotland
Language English

The Girl in the Picture is a 1985 Scottish film directed by Cary Parker and starring John Gordon Sinclair as Alan, a Glaswegian photographer, keen to get back with his former girlfriend Mary (Irina Brook). Meanwhile, his assistant Ken (played by David McKay) is smitten by a girl he knows only through her photograph.

The film also stars Gregor Fisher, Rikki Fulton and Simone Lahbib, with a score composed by Scottish musician Ron Geesin.


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