The Riddle (film)

Infobox film
name = The Riddle
director = Brendan Foley
writer = Brendan Foley
producer = Peter Burrell Joe Condren Brendan Foley Lars Hermann Mark Moriarty
starring = Vinnie Jones Derek Jacobi Julie Cox Vanessa Redgrave Jason Flemyng
released = 2007
imdb_id = 0790741

"The Riddle" is a Brendan Foley film scheduled for a 2007 release.

Plot/Synopsis

When a woman is murdered following her discovery of an unpublished Charles Dickens manuscript, an unusual trio team up to investigate. The three are Mike (Jones), an ambitious sports reporter determined to make a name for himself, Kate (Cox), a police officer, and an eccentric old man (Jacobi). Together they must track down the mystery and we are taken back to the world of Charles Dickens. Only when they solve the riddle of the manuscript are they able to solve the present day crime, but they must also face opposers, a greedy detective (Moriarty), a publisher (Redgrave), and a ruthless construction company owner (Flemyng).

Principal Cast

* Vinnie Jones as Mike Sullivan
* Derek Jacobi as Tramp/Charles Dickens
* Julie Cox as Kate Merril
* Vanessa Redgrave as Roberta Elliot
* Jason Flemyng as Don Roberts
* P.H. Moriarty as D.I. Willis

Promotion

The film was released as a World Exclusive Premiere promotion, and came free inside the Mail on Sunday, on September 16, 2007 [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/prmts/prmts.html?in_article_id=480734&in_page_id=1777 Free DVD inside the Mail on Sunday] ] The promotional DVD, contains a trailer for Bog Bodies, an upcoming film directed by Brendan Foley.

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