Mr. Nice
43 Aliases. 89 Phone Lines. This is the Story of Howard Marks.
Genres
Overview
Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$850994
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
2010-10-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
156
Vote Average
6.131
Rhys Ifans
Howard Marks
Chloë Sevigny
Judy Marks
David Thewlis
Jim McCann
Luis Tosar
Craig Lovato
Crispin Glover
Ernie Combs
Omid Djalili
Saleem Malik
Christian McKay
Hamilton McMillan
Elsa Pataky
Ilze
Jack Huston
Graham Plinston
Jamie Harris
Patrick Lane
Sara Sugarman
Edna Marks
William Thomas
Dennis Marks
Andrew Tiernan
Alan Marcuson
Kinsey Packard
Patti Hayes
Ania Sowinski
Maureen
James Jagger
Joshua Macmillan
Howell Evans
George the Scout
Ken Russell
Russell Miegs
Ferdy Roberts
Acid Man
Waris Hussein
Mohammed Durrani
Huw Davies
Donald Nice
Matthew Jacobs
Eddie Laxton
David Sibley
Philip Fairweather
Daniel Faraldo
Mexican Secret Serviceman
Gillian Hanna
Irish Phone Operator
Dewi Rhys Williams
Swansea's Custom Man
Iwan Roberts
Postmas
Nathalie Cox
Opium Girl
Jay Itzkowitz
Judge James C. Paine
Ian Burford
Bank Chairman
Rollo Weeks
Eton Boy
Julian Firth
MIG Duncan
Olivia Grant
Alice
Jâms Thomas
James Morris
Frank Bourke
Loose Change Man
Thomas Whwatley
John Rogers QC
Mark Tandy
Lord Hitchinson QC
Eric Loren
Miami Prosecutor
Tony Rohr
Landlord
Paige Hewitt
Myfanwy Marks
Amelia Clarkson
Myfawny Marks
Hannah Roeg
Francesca Marks
Claudia Harris
Amber Marks
Ella Roeg
Amber Marks
Edgar Harris
Patrick Marks
Jeremi Cockram
Teacher
Rob Lane
Acid Policeman
Caolan Byrne
Irish Man
Ifan Huw Dafydd
Rugby Doctor
Stephen Marzella
Customs Officer #1
Euron Griffith
Customs Officer #2
Terence Harvey
Old Bailey Judge
Andrew Havill
Prosecution Barrister
Kal Weber
US News Anchor
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Tennis Fave
Raquel Gribler
Welfare Officer
Craig Stevenson
Webster
Julio Perillán
Parole Examiner
Deobia Oparei
Tee Bone Taylor
Ron Forsythe
Gary Lickert
Francesc Pagès
Spanish Magistrate
Emerald Fennell
Rachel
Owain Arthur
Albert
David-Doc O'Connor
US Marshal
Ricardo Birnbaum
Miami Cop
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