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The Hot Potato

The Hot Potato

2011•1h 36m•6.1/10
ComedyCrime

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6.1/10(20)

The 'Hot Potato' is an exciting new British period ‘caper movie’, in the spirit of ‘The Italian Job’ and ‘Two Way Stretch’ and is based on real events which took place at the end of the 1960s in London’s East End.

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Production

uFilm, Perpetual Media Capital

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Kenny

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Harry

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Danny

David Harewood

David Harewood

Harrison

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