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Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

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Mona Lisa

"Sometimes love is a strange and wicked game."

1986

1h 45m

6.9(297 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Overview

George is a small-time crook just out of prison who discovers his tough-guy image is out of date. Reduced to working as a minder/driver for high class call girl Simone, he has to agree when she asks him to find a young colleague from her King's Cross days. That's when George's troubles just start.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

George

Cathy Tyson

Cathy Tyson

Simone

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane

Thomas

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Mortwell

Clarke Peters

Clarke Peters

Anderson

Sammi Davis

Sammi Davis

May

Kate Hardie

Kate Hardie

Cathy

Zoë Nathenson

Zoë Nathenson

Jeannie

Rod Bedall

Terry

Joe Brown

Joe Brown

Dudley

Creative team

Directed by: Neil Jordan
Written by: David Leland
Neil Jordan
Produced by: Patrick Cassavetti
Stephen Woolley

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