The Iceman Cometh
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1973-11-10
Runtime: 239 mins
Director: John Frankenheimer
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Iceman Cometh
Production Companies: Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Lee Marvin
Fredric March
Robert Ryan
Jeff Bridges
Bradford Dillman
Sorrell Booke
Hildy Brooks
Juno Dawson
Evans Evans
Martyn Green
Moses Gunn
Clifton James
John McLiam
Stephen Pearlman
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