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Svengali is a British film of genre Comedy directed by John Hardwick released in USA on 19 june 2013 with Martin Freeman
Svengali (2013)
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Add to a movie listSvengali is a 2013 British film from Root Films, directed by John Hardwick and written by Jonny Owen. The film stars Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Matt Berry, Michael Socha, Michael Smiley and Natasha O'Keeffe.
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Svengali tells the story of Dixie (Jonny Owen), a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he's dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them... 'The Premature Congratulations'. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London...Actors
Martin Freeman
(Don)
Vicky McClure
(Shell)
Matt Berry
(Jeremy Braines)
Michael Socha
(Tommy)
Maxine Peake
(Angie)
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