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Dirty Tricks is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Alvin Rakoff released in USA on 6 march 1981 with Elliott Gould
Dirty Tricks (1981)
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Add to a movie listDirty Tricks is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Alvin Rakoff and written by William W. Norton, Eleanor E. Norton, Thomas Gifford and Camille Gifford. The film stars Elliott Gould, Kate Jackson, Rich Little, Arthur Hill, John Juliani and Alberta Watson. The film was released on March 6, 1981, by AVCO Embassy Pictures.
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A Harvard University student, (Rich Little) attempts to contact Prof. Chandler, (Elliott Gould) to authenticate a mysterious letter supposedly signed by George Washington. The student is murdered and the letter vanishes. Professor Chandler finds himself being hunted by a mafia killer and intrepid TV reporter Polly Bishop (Kate Jackson).Actors
Elliott Gould
(Professor Chandler)
Kate Jackson
(Polly Bishop)
Rich Little
(Robert Brennan)
Arthur Hill
(Professor Prosser)
Alberta Watson
(Tony)
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