The Spanish Prisoner
- Original title
- The Spanish Prisoner
- Year
- 1997
- Running time
- 110 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Campbell Scott
- Steve Martin
- Rebecca Pidgeon
- Ben Gazzara
- Ricky Jay
- Felicity Huffman
- David Pittu
- Gary McDonald
- Mike Robinson
- Paul Butler
- J.J. Johnston
- Scott Zigler
- Jordan Lage
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Thriller | Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- Joe Ross, a naive employee of a corporation with a lucrative secret process, is tempted to betray it. But there's more to it than that.
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- Awards
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1998: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Screenplay
- Critics' reviews
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"This is his sleekest and most engaging film thus far. If you like a good cat-and-mouse game with a keen ear for language, then go"
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"The picture is a devilishly clever series of reversals that keeps you guessing to the very end"
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"'The Spanish Prisoner' seems an almost purely theoretical exercise, with Mamet as the con man whose sole goal is to make us believe anything he wants"
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"'The Spanish Prisoner' is the smoothest and most convincing of Mamet's elaborate charades and features intriguing performances by Steve Martin and Campbell Scott"
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"Mamet's stylized dialogue, elaborate plot puzzles and the angry cleverness of his characterization makes for an invigorating, if not exactly likeable, mix."
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