Dead Cert (1974 film)

Dead Cert
Film Poster
Directed byTony Richardson
Written byJohn Oaksey
Tony Richardson
Based onDead Cert
by Dick Francis
Produced byNeil Hartley
StarringScott Antony
Judi Dench
CinematographyFreddie Cooper
Edited byJohn Glen
Music byJohn Addison
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • May 1974 (1974-05)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Dead Cert is a 1974 British crime thriller film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Scott Antony, Geoffrey Bateman and Judi Dench. It was written by ex jockey and Daily Telegraph racing correspondent Lord John Oaksey and Richardson, adaptated from the 1962 novel of the same name by Dick Francis. Oaksey was also technical advisor and a riding double in the film.