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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-09-15
37%
7 Votes
Time: 1h 30m
The man who saw it coming before it hit the fan.
Overview:
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
Top 10 Billed Cast
Barry Primus
Gnossos "Paps" Pappadopoulis
David Downing
Heff
Susan Tyrrell
Jack
Bruce Davison
Fitzgore
Zack Norman
Mojo
Raúl Juliá
Juan Carlos Rosenbloom
James Noble
Father Pettis
Cynthia Harris
Beth
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Overview
Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.
Release Date
1971-09-15
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3.714
Rating:
1.9 startsTagline
The man who saw it coming before it hit the fan.
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