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Release Date:
August 14, 1984
Original Title:
Comfort and Joy
Alternate Titles:
Das Ice-Cream-Syndikat
Glasskampen
Jakten på drømmekvinnen
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Kings Road Entertainment
Lake (Comfort and Joy)
Scottish Television (STV)
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: PG IE: PG US: R
Runtime: 106
Radio host Alan 'Dickie' Bird witnesses how an icecream van is attacked and destroyed by angry competitors. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families over the icecream market of Glasgow.
Art Direction:
Andy Harris
Casting:
Susie Figgis
Costume Design:
Lindy Hemming
Mary-Jane Reyner
Director:
Bill Forsyth
Director of Photography:
Chris Menges
Editor:
Michael Ellis
Makeup Artist:
Anne McFadyen
Yvonne Coppard
Musician:
Guy Fletcher
Original Music Composer:
Mark Knopfler
Producer:
Paddy Higson
Clive Parsons
Davina Belling
Production Design:
Adrienne Atkinson
Third Assistant Director:
Jim Gillespie
Writer:
Bill Forsyth
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