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Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice

43 Aliases. 89 Phone Lines. This is the Story of Howard Marks.

20106.12h 1m

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.

Directed by Bernard Rose
Written by Bernard Rose, Howard Marks
Produced by Luc Roeg, Lisa Enos
Box Office0Revenue: $851K

Top Cast

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Howard Marks

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Judy Marks

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Jim McCann

Luis Tosar

Luis Tosar

Craig Lovato

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Ernie Combs

Omid Djalili

Omid Djalili

Saleem Malik

Christian McKay

Christian McKay

Hamilton McMillan

Elsa Pataky

Elsa Pataky

Ilze

Jack Huston

Jack Huston

Graham Plinston

Jamie Harris

Jamie Harris

Patrick Lane

Themes & Keywords

prisonwalescentral intelligence agency (cia)smuggling (contraband)explosivebiographydrug useeliteconspiracyterrorismuniversityira (irish republican army)aliasmi6drugs

About Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice is a comedy, crime, drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of prison, wales, central intelligence agency (cia), smuggling (contraband), explosive, biography. Directed by Bernard Rose, it stars Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis. 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.

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