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The Agent(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-09-18
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 22m
Ever wondered who decides what you read?
Overview:
It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
Budget: $47,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Pinter & Martin Ltd.
Movie: The Agent
Top 3 Billed Cast
Stephen Kennedy
Stephen Parker
William Beck
Alexander Joyce
Maureen Lipman
Charlie
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Overview
It's all in a day's work for high-flying literary agent Alexander; manuscripts to read, deals to be done, celebrity clients to be taken out to lunch, but first there is an author to deal with whose latest book the agent thinks is, frankly, not up to scratch. However he hadn't counted on the author's resourcefulness.
Release Date
2009-09-18
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Ever wondered who decides what you read?
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