

The Hot Potato
2011-01-01 · 96 min · ★ 6.1
The 'Hot Potato' is an exciting new British period ‘caper movie’, in the spirit of ‘The Italian Job’ and ‘Two Way Stretch’ and is based on real events which took place at the end of the 1960s in London’s East End.
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- Directors
- Tim Lewiston
- Production companies
- uFilm, Perpetual Media Capital
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Ray WinstoneKenny
Colm MeaneyHarry
Jack HustonDanny
David HarewoodHarrisonTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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