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The Spanish Prisoner is a 1997 American neo-noir suspense film, written and directed by David Mamet and starring Campbell Scott, Steve Martin, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ben Gazzara, Felicity Huffman and Ricky Jay. It tells a story of corporate espionage conducted through an elaborate confidence game.
In 1999 it was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. Roger Ebert gave The Spanish Prisoner three and a half out of four stars, calling it "delightful" and comparing it to works of Alfred Hitchcock.