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Feature film — 2013

Svengali (2013)

5.41h 30mComedy

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…

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A high-signal pick with 33 votes.

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Director: John Hardwick

On screen

Cast & crew

Martin Freeman as Don

Martin Freeman

Don

Vicky McClure as Shell

Vicky McClure

Shell

Kumud Pant as Pub guest

Kumud Pant

Pub guest

Michael Socha as Tommy

Michael Socha

Tommy

Maxine Peake as Angie

Maxine Peake

Angie

Michael Smiley as Irish Pierre

Michael Smiley

Irish Pierre

Morwenna Banks as Francine Hardy

Morwenna Banks

Francine Hardy

Matt Berry as Jeremy Braines

Matt Berry

Jeremy Braines

J

Jonny Owen

Dixie

B

Brian Hibbard

Dixie's Dad

Roger Evans as Horsey

Roger Evans

Horsey

Alan McGee as Himself

Alan McGee

Himself