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Fame(1980)
Status: Released
Date: 1980-05-16
64%
476 Votes
Time: 2h 14m
If they've really got what it takes, it's going to take everything they've got.
Overview:
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Languages: Russian, English, Spanish, French.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $8,500,000.00
Revenue: $42,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Fame
Top 10 Billed Cast
Irene Cara
Coco
Barry Miller
Ralph
Maureen Teefy
Doris Finsecker
Paul McCrane
Montgomery
Lee Curreri
Bruno
Gene Anthony Ray
Leroy
Antonia Franceschi
Hilary
Laura Dean
Lisa
Boyd Gaines
Michael
Albert Hague
Shorofsky
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