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The Iceman Cometh(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-11-10
59%
29 Votes
Time: 3h 59m
They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.
Overview:
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Cinévision Ltée
The American Film Theatre
Movie: The Iceman Cometh
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lee Marvin
Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Fredric March
Harry Hope
Robert Ryan
Larry Slade
Jeff Bridges
Don Parritt
Bradford Dillman
Willie Oban
Sorrell Booke
Hugo Kalmar
Hildy Brooks
Margie
Juno Dawson
Pearl
Evans Evans
Cora
Martyn Green
Cecil Lewis
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Overview
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.
Release Date
1973-11-10
Average
5.9
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.
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