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The Iceman Cometh (1973)

PG · 1973-11-10 · 3h 59m · EN
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They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

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Lee MarvinLee MarvinTheodore 'Hickey' HickmanFredric MarchFredric MarchHarry HopeRobert RyanRobert RyanLarry SladeJeff BridgesJeff BridgesDon ParrittBradford DillmanBradford DillmanWillie ObanSorrell BookeSorrell BookeHugo KalmarHildy BrooksHildy BrooksMargieJuno DawsonJuno DawsonPearl (as Nancy Juno Dawson)Evans EvansEvans EvansCoraMartyn GreenMartyn GreenCecil LewisMoses GunnMoses GunnJoe MottClifton JamesClifton JamesPat McGloin

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Alcoholic1910sProstituteBased on play or musicalSaloonDespairGreenwich villageTraveling salesmanBarflies

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityAlcoholic · 1910s · ProstituteDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference168656Actor preference7802 · 240050 · 136136

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What is The Iceman Cometh about?

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

How long is The Iceman Cometh?

The Iceman Cometh has a runtime of 239 minutes.

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