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A Place Called Today(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-06-15
48%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Fear Is Power! You Want Your City -- Fight For It!
Overview:
Racial tensions arise when a black lawyer runs for mayor of a racially divided town.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Derio
Movie: A Place Called Today
Top 9 Billed Cast
Lana Wood
Carolyn Schneider
Cheri Caffaro
Cindy Cartwright
Timothy Brown
Steve Smith
Video Trailer A Place Called Today
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Blaxploitation Clip: A Place Called Today (1972, J. Herbert Kerr Jr., Lana Wood Cheri, Caffaro) - Trailer
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