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Tell Me a Riddle(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-12-15
60%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
A love story that became a marriage that became a love story.
Overview:
A long-married couple embark on one last cross-country journey when it is discovered that the wife is dying. Together they try to reconnect with their estranged daughter before it is too late.
Languages: English, Russian.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Godmother Productions
Movie: Tell Me a Riddle
Top 9 Billed Cast
Melvyn Douglas
David
Lila Kedrova
Eva
Brooke Adams
Jeannie
Dolores Dorn
Vivi
Zalman King
Paul
Peter Coyote
Young David
Nora Heflin
Young Eva
Lee Grant
Flight Attendant (voice)
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