Tomorrow Never Comes | |
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Directed by | Peter Collinson |
Written by | Sydney Banks David Pursall Jack Seddon |
Starring | Oliver Reed Susan George |
Cinematography | François Protat |
Edited by | John Shirley |
Music by | Roy Budd |
Production companies | Classic Montreal Trust Neffbourne |
Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Countries | Canada United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | CAD 2,341,000 |
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Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank (Stephen McHattie) discovers that his girlfriend Janie (Susan George) is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. As they fight over this development, tensions between Frank and Janie escalate out of control until he is holding her hostage in a standoff with the police. As the negotiators (Oliver Reed, Paul Koslo) try to talk Frank into giving himself up, the desperate man feels himself being pushed further and further into a corner. [2]
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The film was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival. [4]
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