Freelance (1971 film)

Freelance (US title: Con Man) is a 1971 British thriller film written and directed by Francis Megahy and starring Ian McShane.[2] The film offers a portrayal of early 1970s West London and follows a con artist who witnesses an assassination.

Freelance
Directed byFrancis Megahy
Written byFrancis Megahy
Bernie Cooper
Produced byFrancis Megahy
executive
Lynn S. Raynor
Ronan O'Casey
StarringIan McShane
Gayle Hunnicutt
Keith Barron
Alan Lake
Peter Gilmore
Luan Peters
CinematographyNorman Langley
Edited byArthur Solomon
Music byBasil Kirchin
Distributed byCommonwealth United Entertainment
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£200,000[1]

Plot

Mitch (McShane) is a London con-artist. When he witnesses a gangland hit, he is forced to lie low whilst trying to carry out his own various schemes.

Cast

Production

Filming began in London in October 1969.[3] It was Ian MacShane's fourth lead role of the year, following Tam-Lin, Battle of Britain, and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You.[4]

Reception

The film was not released in England until 1976. The Cambridge Evening News called it "a film of such ordinariness that one wonders how it ever got to be made."[5]

Megahy and McShane later worked together again for the 1979 heist film The Great Riviera Bank Robbery.

References
  1. "A star can't afford to have the flue". Derby Evening Telegraph. 2 January 1970. p. 8.
  2. Overlooked British Gems of the 1970s – Britmovie – British Film Forum
  3. "Movie Call Sheet". The Los Angeles Times. 27 October 1969. p. 76.
  4. "London local chosen for making 'freelance'". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 18 November 1969. p. 8.
  5. "Second rate second feature". Cambridge Evening News. 12 October 1976. p. 10.
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