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The Story of a Recluse

Dec 25, 1987 · 50m
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Comedy

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Fragment of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, completed by Alasdair Gray. A dissolute medical student wakes up in the bedroom of a young woman who fascinates him, in a house where nightly gambling sessions are held.

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Alasdair Gray
The Author
Peter Capaldi
Jamie Kirkwood
Andrew Keir
Rev John Kirkwood
Cristina Higueras
Juliette O'Sullivan
Stewart Granger
Manton Jamieson
James Telfer
Charlie Gemmel
Lawrie McNicol
Tom
John Cobb
Dick
Directed by Alastair Reid

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Released
Original language
EN
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Country
GB
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