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Pulp

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Michael Caine and Al Lettieri in Pulp (1972)
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A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.A seedy writer of sleazy pulp novels is recruited by a quirky, reclusive ex-actor to help him write his biography at his house in Malta.

  • Director
    • Mike Hodges
  • Writer
    • Mike Hodges
  • Stars
    • Michael Caine
    • Mickey Rooney
    • Lionel Stander
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    3K
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    • Director
      • Mike Hodges
    • Writer
      • Mike Hodges
    • Stars
      • Michael Caine
      • Mickey Rooney
      • Lionel Stander
    • 54User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Mickey King
    Mickey Rooney
    Mickey Rooney
    • Preston Gilbert
    Lionel Stander
    Lionel Stander
    • Ben Dinuccio
    Lizabeth Scott
    Lizabeth Scott
    • Betty Cippola
    Nadia Cassini
    Nadia Cassini
    • Liz
    Dennis Price
    Dennis Price
    • The Englishman
    Al Lettieri
    Al Lettieri
    • Miller
    Leopoldo Trieste
    Leopoldo Trieste
    • Marcovic
    Amerigo Tot
    Amerigo Tot
    • Partisan
    Robert Sacchi
    Robert Sacchi
    • The Bogeyman
    • (as Roberto Sacchi)
    Giulio Donnini
    • Typing Pool Manager
    Joe Zammit Cordina
    Joe Zammit Cordina
    • The Beautiful Thing
    Luciano Pigozzi
    Luciano Pigozzi
    • Clairvoyant
    Maria Cumani Quasimodo
    Maria Cumani Quasimodo
    • Office Manageress
    • (as Maria Quasimodo)
    Liù Bosisio
    Liù Bosisio
    • 1st Typist
    • (as Liu Bosisio)
    Cristina Gaioni
    Cristina Gaioni
    • 2nd Typist
    Janet Agren
    Janet Agren
    • Publisher's Receptionist
    Irene Sophie Opperman
    • Coach Hostess
    • Director
      • Mike Hodges
    • Writer
      • Mike Hodges
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Spike Milligan wrote a letter to producer Michael Klinger following a television screening of this movie in 1977. Milligan was considering sending a letter to animal cruelty organizations until he was reassured that a pig hunting scene involved no actual harm to the pigs.
    • Goofs
      In his narration, Michael Caine claims that five people were in their graves, as a result of the proceedings of the movie, but there were actually six: Preston Gilbert; the singer at Preston's banquet; the accordionist at the banquet; the servant at the poolside shooting ("the projectionist," according to Nadia Cassini); the old Italian who directed Caine to the beach; and of course, Jack Miller.
    • Quotes

      Mickey King: [voice-over] I am famous for such books as "My Gun is Long". I have many aliases. I am authors Susan Eager and Paul S. Coming. I am those and others. I am Paul Strong, Gary Rough and Les B. Han.

    • Crazy credits
      The words "The End" are 'incorrectly' typed and appear as "The Enf1/2".
    • Connections
      Featured in Assassin (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Primitive People
      (uncredited)
      Music by Hugo de Groot
      De Wolfe Music Ltd

    User reviews54

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    7/10

    Memories of the film being made

    I was an extra in this film.. We had an hilarious time in Malta and the whole cast was great fun.. (I'm the blonde girl - tallest of them all - in the scene when they check in at the hotel..

    The whole film team was living at a hotel called the PRELUNA in Malta - fantastic place still. and someone managed to use a euro-plug in the British style sockets and short-circuited the whole hotel.. Everyone pretended not to know who!!

    The plot is weak but Rooney was great and Michael Caine is and will always be just Michael Caine.. He is good.. It's a pity you can't see this film on TV any more.. I have a real OLD video copy,.,,
    • richaud-2
    • Sep 2, 2008
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    • Release date
      • August 18, 1972 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • German
      • Italian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Memoirs of a Ghostwriter
    • Filming locations
      • Malta
    • Production company
      • Three Michaels Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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