Movie
The Parole Officer
Overview
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.
Details
- Release date
- 2001-08-10
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Crime, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Toledo Pictures, DNA Films, Figment Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Steve Coogan as Simon Garden
- Lena Headey as Emma
- Ben Miller as Colin
- Om Puri as George
- Steven Waddington as Jeff
- Stephen Dillane as Inspector Burton
- Emma Williams as Kirsty
- John Henshaw as Cochran
- Bernard Wrigley as Bike Group Leader
- Omar Sharif as Victor
- Jenny Agutter as Victor's Wife
- Simon Pegg as Deflated Husband
Crew
- John Duigan - Director
- Steve Coogan - Writer
- Henry Normal - Writer
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