Mr. Nice

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

Jun 3 2011 N/A 2h 1m
Biography, Comedy, Crime

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.

Plot

Mr Nice is the true life story of Howard Marks who was born into a coal mining family in South Wales in 1940's and then made it to Oxford University to study nuclear physics during the swinging sixties. With the help of fellow students, Marks built a worldwide marijuana smuggling network which became responsible for the majority of the drug smoked in the Western world during the 1970s and 1980s. Marks' adventures led him to have dealings with the CIA, PLO, IRA and the Mafia and he even became an MI6 agent himself for a period. Howard Marks is played by the brilliant Rhys Ivans, who won much acclaim for his portrayal of the folk hero.

Written by

Bernard Rose, Howard Marks

Directed by

Bernard Rose

Cast

Rhys Ifans, Chloë Sevigny, David Thewlis

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, Spain

Production Companies

Independent, Prescience, Kanzaman, Lipsync Productions

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins

Trailers
Mr. Nice - Movie Trailer (2010)
Scores
# of Votes
8,080
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
60
Popularity
NA