The Writers

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The Writers

"Two political speech-writers struggle to spin the antics of an unlikely leader."

2008

0h 18m

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Comedy

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Two political speech-writers struggle to spin the antics of an unlikely leader.

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Peter Foley

Andy Arkenstein

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David Allsopp

Tim Wickman

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