The Day of the Locust
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Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1975-05-07
Runtime: 145 mins
Director: John Schlesinger
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Day of the Locust
Production Companies: Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Donald Sutherland
Karen Black
Burgess Meredith
William Atherton
Geraldine Page
Richard Dysart
Bo Hopkins
Pepe Serna
Lelia Goldoni
Jackie Earle Haley
Billy Barty
Gloria LeRoy
Natalie Schafer
Jane Hoffman
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