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Soft Top Hard Shoulder is a film of genre Drama directed by Stefan Schwartz with Peter Capaldi
Soft Top Hard Shoulder (1993)
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Add to a movie listSoft Top Hard Shoulder is a 1993 British comedy drama film directed by Stefan Schwartz, produced by Richard Holmes, written by and starring Peter Capaldi, Frances Barber, Jeremy Northam and Richard Wilson.
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Gavin Bellini is a Glaswegian artist who left Glasgow for London some 8 years previously, has since neglected to stay in touch with his family in Glasgow. Gavin's family were ice cream makers who had a factory in Glasgow and have recently sold it as Gavin's father is in poor health. By chance he meets his Uncle Salvatore in a London Italian restaurant who sits him down to talk to him about his absence, and gives him the ultimatum that he be in Glasgow in 2 days time at 7:30pm sharp for his Father's 60th birthday party. If he fails to show up, he gets cut out of his father's will.Actors
Peter Capaldi
(Gavin Bellini)
Frances Barber
(Miss Trumble)
Catherine Russell
(Animal Rights Activist)
Jeremy Northam
(John)
Richard Wilson
(Uncle Salvatore)
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