Movie: Too Commercial for Cannes

Top 7 Billed Cast

David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg

Self

Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen

Self

Maria Bello
Maria Bello

Self

Josh Olson
Josh Olson

Self

William Hurt
William Hurt

Self

Ashton Holmes
Ashton Holmes

Self

Ronald Sanders
Ronald Sanders

Self

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    A day in a life tour diary with David Cronenberg, as he brings his film "A History of Violence" to the Cannes Film Festival (2005) for its first public screening.

  • Release Date

    2006-03-17

  • Average

    8.5

  • Rating:

    4.3 starts
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