saw the film at the closing gala of the ealing film festival in west london ( england ) . enjoy it immensely . although the crow and the chinese policeman do not appear and and dan milligan becomes dan madigan ( play by sean hughes ( i ) ) . the interaction between dan and the author ( writer or director ) voice or play by lord richard attenborough and work very well . the rumour be that lord attenborough and elliott gould ( a dr. goldstein ) appear in the film for just a pint of beer . spike be show the film and on video before he die and by all account enjoy it immensely .