Try This One for Size (1989)

Name: Try This One for Size
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1989-09-22
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Michael Brandon, David Carradine, Arielle Dombasle, Guy Marchand, Mario Adorf

Try This One for Size (1989), directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Michael Brandon and David Carradine.

09/22/1989 BR Comedy, Crime and Mystery 1h 45m

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Synopsis

Genial and deceptively tentative insurance company detective Tom Lepski sets out to track down a valuable medieval Russian icon, stolen by master thief Bradley.

Jean-Yves Le MenerCinematography
Guy HamiltonDirector
Claude BollingOriginal music
Alec MedieffScreenplay

Tom Lepski Collection

The franchise in release order. 4 films.

Try This One for Size 1989 · you are here
Passez une bonne nuit 1990
Le Denier du colt 1990
Présumé dangereux 1990

About the film

Try this One for Size (also known as Sauf votre respect) is a 1989 French film directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Michael Brandon and David Carradine. It is based on a 1980 novel of the same name by James Hadley Chase.

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Premise

An insurance investigator searches for a priceless medieval Russian icon stolen by a master thief.

Cast

Michael Brandon as Tom Lepski

David Carradine as Bradley

Arielle Dombasle as Maggie

Guy Marchand as Ottovioni

Mario Adorf as Radnitz

Peter Bowles as Igor

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Try this One for Size at IMDb

"Dhiraj Sharma, The Sunday Tribune - Books". [1]

Text from Try This One for Size on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Try_This_One_for_Size

Trivia

It premiered on September 22, 1989, a Friday.
It runs 1h45 — a typical feature length.
It is film 1 of 4 in the Tom Lepski franchise.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCandice Productions
CountriesFrance
LanguagesEnglish, French
StatusReleased

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Jean-Yves Le Mener Cinematography
Guy Hamilton Director
Claude Bolling Original music
Alec Medieff Screenplay
Sergio Gobbi Screenplay

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What is Try This One for Size about?

Try This One for Size: Genial and deceptively tentative insurance company detective Tom Lepski sets out to track down a valuable medieval Russian icon, stolen by master thief Bradley.

Who directed Try This One for Size?

Try This One for Size was directed by Guy Hamilton in 1989.

Who stars in Try This One for Size?

The cast of Try This One for Size includes Michael Brandon, David Carradine, Arielle Dombasle, Guy Marchand and Mario Adorf.

How long is Try This One for Size?

Try This One for Size runs for 105 minutes, or 1h45.

What is the correct order of the Tom Lepski Collection films?

The Tom Lepski Collection franchise has 4 films in the catalogue. In release order: Try This One for Size; Passez une bonne nuit; Le Denier du colt; Présumé dangereux.