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Adventures of a Private Eye (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 96 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Stanley A. Long
- Starring
- Anna Quayle, Shelagh McLeod, Peter Greene, Fred Emney, Irene Handl, Milton Reid
The clever private eye—known for exposing everyone’s secrets—heads off on vacation. In his stead, his well‑meaning but dim‑witted assistant takes on a new case, confident he can solve it. His amateur sleuthing triggers a series of mishaps and unexpected twists as the investigation spirals out of control.
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