Svengali (2013)
Life, love and a band. Can he manage it?
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, 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…
Director: John Hardwick
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Cast
- Martin Freeman - Don
- Vicky McClure - Shell
- Kumud Pant - Pub guest
- Michael Socha - Tommy
- Maxine Peake - Angie
- Michael Smiley - Irish Pierre
- Morwenna Banks - Francine Hardy
- Matt Berry - Jeremy Braines
- Jonny Owen - Dixie
- Brian Hibbard - Dixie's Dad
Screenplay
Language: English
Original Language: en
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Svengali about?
- Svengali tells the story of Dixie, 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…
- Who directed Svengali?
- Svengali was directed by John Hardwick.
- Who stars in Svengali?
- Svengali stars Martin Freeman, Vicky McClure, Kumud Pant, Michael Socha, Maxine Peake, Michael Smiley.
- How long is Svengali?
- Svengali has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Svengali?
- Svengali is a Comedy film.