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The Whistle Blower

Year:

1987

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

Simon Langton

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1987-07-10

Filming Locations: Bredon, Worcestershire, England, UK

Earnings

Cast

Actor

Character

Felicity Dean

Michael Caine

Frank Jones

James Fox

Lord

Nigel Havers

Bob Jones

John Gielgud

Sir Adrian Chapple

Barry Foster

Charles Greig

Gordon Jackson

Bruce

Kenneth Colley

Bill Pickett

David Langton

Government Minister

Dinah Stabb

Rose

James Simmons

Mark

Katherine Reeve

Tiffany Goodburn

Bill Wallis

Ramsay Dodgson

Trevor Cooper

Inspector Bourne

Peter Miles

Stephen Kedge

Susan Porrett

Security Officer

Gregory Floy

Coroner's Officer

Joe Dunlop

Policeman

Arturo Venegas

Alex

Peter Mackriel

Flecker

Doyle Richmond

American Interrogator

Carmel Cryan

Frank's Secretary

Renny Krupinski

Contact Prisoner

Ralph Nossek

The Make-Up Man

Andy Bradford

Prison Officer (as Andrew Bradford)

David Shaughnessy

Medical Officer

Patrick Holt

Irate Driver

Julian Battersby

Doctor

John Gill

Clergyman

David Telfer

Ticket Collector

Sevilla Delofski

Russian Woman

Jan Carey

Miss Donald (uncredited)

Pamela Collins

Sloane Ranger (uncredited)

Andrew Hawkins

Allen Goodburn (uncredited)

Peter Hutchinson

Bank manager (uncredited)

Prince Andrew

Himself - Remembrance Day Service (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Philip

Himself - Remembrance Day Service (archive footage) (uncredited)

Queen Elizabeth II

Herself - Remembrance Day Service (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the film's story, a series of three articles entitled "The Whistleblowers" are authored by Bill Pickett (Kenneth Colley) . The three stories were called (1) Culprits (2) Motivations and (3) Responses.

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Some British movie posters for the film featured a long text preamble that read: "The Retired Serviceman. The Agent. The GCHQ man. The Civil Servant. They all know the identity of the country's most dangerous spy. But which one of them will finally blow the whistle?".

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One of five movies that actor Michael Caine made with producer Geoffrey Reeve. The films include Shiner (2000), Quicksand (2003), The Whistle Blower (1986), Half Moon Street (1986) and Shadow Run (1998), the latter Reeve also directing.

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Goofs

When Lord and Bruce are at the racecourse Lord's jacket changes to an overcoat with velvet collar.

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Frank Jones had served in the Royal Navy for twelve years, but was wearing a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; awarded for fifteen years' exemplary service. And the medal being worn was not that of the Royal Navy, but of the British Army.

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