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Shuttlecock

Shuttlecock

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 45mTV-MA
Drama
5.9
IMDB Rating
170 votes

During a memorial for his father, WW II hero Major James Prentis confesses a dark family secret to his son, something he has harbored for more than 20 years.

Director
Andrew Piddington
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lambert Wilson, David Oakes, Kenneth Haigh
Release Date
December 31, 2020
Language
English
Country
United States, France
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lambert Wilson
Lambert Wilson
as John Prentis
David Oakes
David Oakes
as Martin Prentis
Kenneth Haigh
Kenneth Haigh
as Doctor Quinn
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Jill Meager
as Marian Prentis
Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox
as Fizz
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Gregory Chisholm
as Young Martin Prentis
John Cassady
John Cassady
as Eddie
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Beatrice Buchholz
as Beatrice Carnot
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Maud Jurez
as Allyse
Jasmine Hyde
Jasmine Hyde
as Eleanor

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
SeaLion Films, Gigantic Pictures, Minerva Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

year 1986memorial serviceworld war two heroundercover agentdead father

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Much missing
by dcg4mn2024-01-24
6/10

"I can see where this could be an interesting book, inside characters' heads, or at least the main protagonist's. But the film is WAY too slow in providing motivations: it mostly seems like the son belongs in his father's mental institution - there's no clue WHY he's obsessed with his father's wartime exploits to the point of destroying his own family - the grandson, his son, is entirely justified in his estrangement. I guess this was supposed to be some kind of "psychological mystery" or thriller ... but it's just flat. I kept waiting for some expl..."

💡 Did You Know?

Director's cut of Shuttlecock (1991) featuring new footage of the original actors three decades older.

📖 Synopsis

During a memorial for his father, WW II hero Major James Prentis confesses a dark family secret to his son, something he has harbored for more than 20 years.