Ex-Hollywood gangster hires British pulp writer. Year 1972 Video Release 2007-04-17 Studio Music Video Distributors Genre Suspense MPAA Rating PG Color Color Runtime 96 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis A year after they'd created one of the defining British gangster pictures with Get Carter, three Michaels writer-director Mike Hodges, producer Michael Klinger and star Michael Caine reunited for another crime picture, albeit with a more oddball flavour... Caine plays Mickey King, a successful pulp novelist responsible for such titles as My Gun Is Long and The Organ Grinder, who is invited to ghost-write the autobiography of a mystery celebrity. His client turns out to be a former actor, played by Mickey Rooney, well-known for his gangster roles and real-life gangster connections but death is around the corner, and King finds his commission to be a lot more complicated than he first imagined. Director Michael Hodges Cast Michael Hodges; Michael Caine; Mickey Rooney; Lionel Stander; Lizabeth Scott; Nadia Cassini; Al Lettieri; Dennis Price; Amerigo Tot; Leopoldo Trieste; Robert Sacchi