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The Singing Detective is a film of genre Comedy directed by Jon Amiel released in USA on 24 october 2003 with Robert Downey Jr.
The Singing Detective (2004)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 24 october 2003
Rating53%
The Singing Detective est un film réalisé par Keith Gordon, sorti en 2003. Ce film appartient au genre de la comédie et au genre policier.
The Singing Detective est une adaptation de la mini-série qui s'inspirait des films noirs et qui suivait le parcours d'un homme affligé d'une maladie dégénérative qui lui donne des crises de psoriasis insupportables. Le réalisateur de cette série, Dennis Potter souffrait de cette maladie et il en est mort en 1994.
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Dan Dark, écrivain rongé par une lente maladie dégénérative du cerveau, ne peut trouver la guérison qu'en s'immergeant dans un monde onirique qu'il a créé pour les besoins de l'un de ses ouvrages. Toutefois ce monde onirique s'insinue au fil du temps dans le monde réel.Actors
Robert Downey Jr.
(Dan Dark)
Michael Gambon
Jim Carter
Robin Wright
(Nicola, Nina, Blonde)
David Dorfman
(Young Dan Dark)
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