Top Dog (2014 film)

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Top Dog
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Directed by Martin Kemp
Written by Dougie Brimson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHaider Zafar
Production
company
Release date
  • 1 June 2014 (2014-06-01)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£837,000 [1]

Top Dog is a crime drama film directed by Martin Kemp and starring Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan and Ricci Harnett. It is based on the novel written by Dougie Brimson, who also penned the screenplay.

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Premise

A hooligan boss Billy Evans (Leo Gregory) feuds with gangster Mickey (Ricci Harnett) over a backstreet protection racket and quickly finds himself out of his depth as events rapidly escalate and he finds that he has taken on far more than he can handle.

Cast

Release

The film was released on DVD on 1 June 2014.

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