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The Spanish Prisoner

film by Mamet [1997]

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In David Mamet
…Games (1987), Homicide (1991), and The Spanish Prisoner (1998). In 1999 he directed The Winslow Boy, which he had adapted from a play by Terence Rattigan. State and Main (2000), a well-received ensemble piece written and directed by Mamet, depicts the trials and tribulations of a film crew shooting in…
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In Ricky Jay
…as House of Games (1987), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and The Heist (2001). Jay’s other acting credits included a recurring role on the television western Deadwood in 2004 and the films The Great Buck Howard and The Brothers Bloom (both 2008).
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