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The Spanish Prisoner Information
516 words, approx. 2 pages
The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 feature film, written and directed by David Mamet. It stars Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, and Rebecca Pidgeon and tells the story of an elaborate confidence...


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National Review
The Spanish Prisoner.
05/04/1998: 809 words, approx. 3 pages
Dead as Doornails Mr. Simon is NR's film critic. SCHOPENHAUER defined the arrogance no great man is without -- the one that contemns the views of his contemporaries and lets him, undisturbed, create what they censure, and despise what they praise....
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The Daily Mail (London, England)
Harrison is freed from Spanish prison.
11/14/2006: 687 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: GERARD COUZENS DISGRACED boxer Scott Harrison was finally released last night after a month in a Spanish jail when his manager paid [pounds sterling]20,000 bail. The world featherweight champion smiled and punched a clenched fist in the air as he...
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The New York Observer
Mamet Plays Moses Again, Laying Down Hollywood Law
2/4/2007: 918 words, approx. 3 pages
Let’s be blunt, as befits our author. David Mamet has directed more than a dozen movies, none of which suggest he has much of an affinity for the job. Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), State and Main (2000) and the rest...
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The New York Observer
Penn, Depp \'c9 and Campbell Scott
3/27/2005: 2,971 words, approx. 10 pages
"What is a blog? Will you explain that to me?" Campbell Scott politely asked last week over chicken noodle soup, head tilted to one side, listening intently to the answer. "So it's different than a chat, then?"The 'T' in 'chat' was clipped, the consonant-stomp a...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Review by Raphael Shargel
838 words, approx. 3 pages
In the following excerpt, Shargel praises the complex plot and enthralling nature of The Spanish Prisoner, lauding Mamet's use of suspense and surprise.
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Critical Review by Stanley Kauffmann
675 words, approx. 2 pages
In the following review, Kauffmann comments on the role of trickery and deceit in The Spanish Prisoner, and bemoans the film's transformation from business drama to crime thriller.


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