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Foul Play(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-07-14
63%
250 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
It's a highly dangerous comedy!!
Overview:
A shy San Francisco librarian and a bumbling cop fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $5,000,000.00
Revenue: $45,000,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Miller-Milkis Productions
Shelburne Associates
Movie: Foul Play
Top 10 Billed Cast
Goldie Hawn
Gloria Mundy
Chevy Chase
Tony Carlson
Burgess Meredith
Mr. Hennessey
Eugene Roche
Archbishop Thorncrest / Archbishop's brother
Dudley Moore
Stanley Tibbets
Marilyn Sokol
Stella
Brian Dennehy
Fergie
Marc Lawrence
Rupert Stiltskin
Rachel Roberts
Delia Darrow / Gerda Casswell
Frances Bay
Mrs. Russel
Video Trailer Foul Play
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Foul Play 1978 TV trailer - Trailer
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