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Just Ask for Diamond is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Stephen Bayly released in USA on 30 november 1990 with Dursley McLinden
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
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Add to a movie listJust Ask for Diamond is a 1988 British comedy crime film directed by Stephen Bayly and starring Colin Dale, Saeed Jaffrey and Dursley McLinden. It is based on The Falcon's Malteser, the first book of The Diamond Brothers series; published two years earlier and written by Anthony Horowitz.
Synopsis
A pair of brothers are paid to take care of a confectionery box, but soon come under pressure from various people seeking its contents.Actors
Dursley McLinden
(Tim Diamond)
Saeed Jaffrey
(Mr. Patel)
Susannah York
(Lauren Bacardi)
Jimmy Nail
(Boyle)
Michael Robbins
(The Fat Man)
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