High Heels and Low Lifes (2001)
Overview
A nurse eavesdrops with a friend on a cell phone conversation that describes a bank heist. She and the friend then conspire to blackmail the robbers for $2 million.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.171 |
Directed By
Mel Smith
Crew
Kim Fuller
Chris Blunden
Barnaby Thompson
Uri Fruchtmann
Steven Chivers
Michael Pickwoad
Georgia Pritchett
Deborah Aquila
Kim Fuller
Roger Bowles
Kate Rhodes James
Jany Temime
Charlie Mole
Nicky Kentish Barnes
Mel Smith
Shellie Smith
Colin Nicolson
Sheryl Leonardo
Peter Wignall
John Greaves
Claire Finlay-Thompson
Heidi Freeman
Jens Baylis
Matthew Tucker
Alistair Hopkins
Max Hoskins
Mark Heslop
Susan French
Tony Lewis
Michael Crouch
Jack Stew
Ray Merrin
Graham Daniel
Larry S. Prinz
Sam Chandley
Emma Griffiths
Kim Fuller
TOP CAST
Minnie Driver
Shannon
Mary McCormack
Frances
Kevin McNally
Mason
Danny Dyer
Danny
Michael Gambon
Kerrigan
Darren Boyd
Ray
Mark Williams
Tremaine
Simon Scardifield
Tony
Len Collin
Barry
Jane Partridge
Receptionist
Ranjit Krishnamma
Doctor
Ben Walden
Bloodied actor
Mark Meadows
Romantic actor
Danny Babington
Suspect
Kevin Eldon
McGill
Julian Wadham
Rogers
John Sessions
Director
Michael Attwell
Duty Sergeant
Jason Griffiths
Paramedic
Hugh Bonneville
Farmer
James Garbutt
Mr. Winters
Patrick Baladi
Car Driver
Tom Ellis
Uniformed Officer
Junior Simpson
Mickey
Mel Smith
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
Paul Bown
Barman (as Paul Brown)
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