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The Stronger(1976)
Status: Released
Date: 1976-01-01
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Time: 0h 26m
Overview:
Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: The Stronger
Top 9 Billed Cast
Dolores Dorn
Susan Strasberg
Katharine Bard
Dinah Manoff
Edward Ashley
Anthony Costello
Topo Swope
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Adaptation of a Strindberg play by Lee Grant for the 1974 AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Restored in 2022 by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.
Release Date
1976-01-01
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Rating:
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English
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