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1979 | DIRECTED BY BILL FORSYTH

That Sinking Feeling

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Movie Stats
Year
1979
Runtime
 93 minutes (1 hr 33 mins)
Certificates

PG

PG
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John Hughes
Tom Mannion
Eddie Burt
Richard Demarco
Alex Mackenzie
Margaret Adams
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First viewed:
19th Aug 2025
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
Sweden release date
 Sweden
1st December 1980
45 years 5 months 16 days ago
West Germany release date
 West Germany
17th October 1985
40 years 7 months  ago
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Directed by
bill forsyth Bill Forsyth
Starring
Tom MannionThe Doctor
Eddie BurtEddie the Driver
Richard DemarcoSelf
Alex MackenzieThe Tramp
Margaret AdamsGang Girl
Kim MastertonGang Girl
Danny BensonPoliceman
Robert BuchananRonnie
Drew BurnsPete
Gerry ClarkThe Watchman
Anne GrahamComputer Nurse
Billy GreenleesWal
bill forsythJohn HughesVic
Eric JosephThe Wee Man
Alan LoveAlec
Derek MillarBobby
James RamseyAlan
Janette RankinMary
Margaret McTearWard Nurse
Douglas SannachanSimmy
David ScottHi-Fi Salesman
John Gordon SinclairAndy
Tony WhitemoreBoy in Daimler
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Crime
Crime
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News from around the web
That Sinking Feeling – Philip French on Bill Forsyth's brilliant 1979 debut | DVD and video reviews  The Guardian Sun, 18th May 2014

That Sinking Feeling: The film that put Scotland on the map  The Herald Fri, 4th October 2019

FILM: 'THAT SINKING FEELING' (Published 1984)  The New York Times Wed, 15th February 1984

‘That Sinking Feeling’ and a Very Scottish Heist  Vague Visages Wed, 21st July 2021

The Finest Hours movie review: that sinking feeling  Flick Filosopher Fri, 19th February 2016

That sinking feeling | 7 January 2016  The Spectator Thu, 7th January 2016

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