CinemaOSMovie · 2015 · 1h 36m
The Legend of Barney Thomson
61%(213)IMDbComedyDrama

Barney Thomson, awkward, diffident, Glasgow barber, lives a life of desperate mediocrity and his uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.

Directed byRobert Carlyle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
July 24, 2015
Studios
Sigma FilmsTrinity Works EntertainmentLatitude Media

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1 video
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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Barney

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

Cemolina

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Holdall

Ashley Jensen

Ashley Jensen

Detective Inspector June Robertson

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

James Henderson

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Chief Superintendent McManaman

Kevin Guthrie

Kevin Guthrie

MacPherson

Martin Compston

Martin Compston

Chris

Stephen McCole

Stephen McCole

Wullie

Brian Pettifer

Brian Pettifer

Charlie

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Written by
Colin McLaren
Richard Cowan
Produced by
Brian Coffey
Richard Cowan

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