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Dead Cert is a mystery novel by Dick Francis, published in 1962, about a jockey investigating a murder and a race-fixing plot. The title is a play on words, meaning a sure thing or a dead certainty, and the novel features horse racing, action, suspense and romance.
A friend of a dead horse owner investigates the suspicious death of his animal and uncovers a doping scheme. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, and soundtracks of this movie based on a Dick Francis novel.
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dead cert. noun [ C ] UK informal uk / ˌded ˈsɜːt / us / ˈded ˌsɝːt /. Add to word list. someone who is quite certain to get or do something, or something that is quite certain to happen: With all her experience she's a dead cert for the job.
Alan York is stunned when his dear friend, skilled jockey Bill Davidson is killed during a simple steeplechase. Convinced Davidson's death was no accident, York begins an investigation with a suspicion that Davidson's racehorse, Admiral, was drugged in a murderous act of sabotage.
Aug 7, 2015 · A jockey witnesses the death of his friend and rival in a suspicious racing accident and decides to investigate. Dead Cert is the first book of the late British crime writer Dick Francis, who was a former jockey himself.
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Dead Cert is a 2010 supernatural horror film written and directed by Steven Lawson. Dead Cert is based on an idea by Garry Charles and Steven Lawson and written by Ben Shillito. Principal photography began in October 2009 and the film had a worldwide release in 2010. [1] In 2011 Shout! Factory released Dead Cert on DVD and Blu-ray in Region 1.
Dead Cert. 2009 · 1 hr 33 min. TV-MA. Horror. Freddie Frankham is working his way into the East End London big league with the opening of his nightclub, but soon realizes he's made a grave mistake by building it on the sacred land of Dante Livienko, otherwise known as the legendary vampire The Wolf.
