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Title: THICK AS THIEVES

Reference number: 6594

Date: 1982

Director: filmed by Thomas McCabe

Sound: sound

Original format: Betamax

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 37.09 mins

Description: A tale of bungling burglars and their unsuccessful attempt to break in to a flat. Featuring Enrico Cocozza and his friend Iain Leslie and shot in Cocozza's Wishaw flat.

Second of two titles on this 'final master' Betamax tape. See also ref 6890

Credits: a film by Enrico Cocozza
Ian Leslie
Rico Cocozza
camera Thomas McCabe
A Connoisseur Film

Shotlist: [shotlisted from Beta SP dubbed from original Betamax tape]

(0.00) credits and title (1.24) Enrico Cocozza and Iain Leslie (the burglars) break into EC's flat. Dressed in black jumpers and hats, equipped with tools and torch, they proceed to argue and make mistakes whilst looking around for 'loot' in the front room (16.27) ints Cocozza's bedroom, shots of Rico and Iain testing video viewing equipment. The burglars look at records and videos... in the end they are caught by flat owner played by another young actor (36.37) ecs (37.09)