Stretch (2011 film)

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Stretch
Directed byCharles de Meaux
Screenplay byCharles de Meaux
Produced byCharles de Meaux
Charles Gillibert
Nathanaël Karmitz
Xavier Douroux
David Wenzel
StarringNicolas Cazalé
Fan Bingbing
David Carradine
Release date
  • 12 January 2011 (2011-01-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish

Stretch is a 2011 English-language French sports film directed by Charles de Meaux and starring Nicolas Cazalé, Fan Bingbing and David Carradine. It marks Carradine's last screen appearance, as he died during filming in Bangkok. After his death, his widow Annie Bierman sued MK2 Productions, the film's production company, for negligence.[1]

Synopsis

After failing a drug test in France, young

Chinese mafia
.

Cast

Production

De Meaux used his experiences as a former jockey while making the film.

negligence.[1][4] Meaux rewrote the script and reduced his screen time to around three minutes although the characters frequently talk about Carradine's character and David is heard off camera.[5] The film's release was delayed when Carradine's widow accused MK2 of negligence and sued them for wrongful death.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c David Carradine's Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit
  2. ^ Charles de Meaux: «Le milieu des courses génère tout un imaginaire de fantasmes» (in French)
  3. ^ Stretch - Film dans l'univers des courses et du jeu (in French)
  4. ^ "David Carradine, Actor, Is Dead at 72 (Published 2009)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2023.
  5. ^ Stretch: David Carradine and a phantom (in French)

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