44 Inch Chest was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom, it was distributed by Momentum Pictures. 44 Inch Chest 44 Inch Chest is a 2009 British crime comedy-drama film directed by Malcolm Venville in his directorial debut. The film stars Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Dillane and Joanne Whalley. The film was released on 19 October 2009. It was written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto, who both previously wrote "Sexy Beast", and produced by Richard Brown and Steve Golin ("Babel", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"), and cinematography by Daniel Landin, the score is a collaboration
Ian McShane McShane was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, to Irene ("née" Cowley; b. 1921) and Scottish footballer Harry McShane (1920–2012). His father was Scottish, and his mother, who was born in England, was of Irish and English descent. McShane grew up in Davyhulme, Manchester, and attended Stretford Grammar School. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was still a student there when he appeared in his first film, "The Wild and the Willing" (1962). McShane was a member of the National Youth Theatre. In the United Kingdom, McShane's best known role may be that of antiques dealer Lovejoy in