Freelance (1971 film)

Freelance (US title: Con Man) is a 1971 British thriller film written and directed by Francis Megahy and starring Ian McShane. It was not released in England until 1976. A con artist witnesses an assassination.

Plot
Mitch is a small-time London con-artist. When he witnesses a gangland hit, he is forced to lie low while trying to carry out his own various schemes.

Cast

 * Ian McShane as Mitch
 * Gayle Hunnicutt as Chris
 * Keith Barron as Gary
 * Alan Lake as Dean
 * Peter Gilmore as Boss
 * Luan Peters as Rosemary
 * Peter Birrel as Jeff
 * Elizabeth Proud as Gwen
 * Charles Hyatt as McNair
 * John Hollis as Hartley

Production
Filming began in London in October 1969. It was Ian MacShane's fourth lead role of the year, following Tam-Lin (1970), Battle of Britain (1969), and Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970).

Reception
The Cambridge Evening News called it "a film of such ordinariness that one wonders how it ever got to be made."