Directed by:
Richard BenjaminScreenplay:
Norman SteinbergCinematography:
Gerald HirschfeldComposer:
Ralph BurnsCast:
Peter O'Toole, Mark Linn-Baker, Jessica Harper, Joseph Bologna, Bill Macy, Lainie Kazan, Basil Hoffman, Lou Jacobi, George Wyner, Cameron Mitchell (more)VOD (1)
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Peter O'Toole gives a knock-out performance as Alan Swann, a booze-loving former matinee idol who is forced into making a live appearance on a variety show to appease the IRS. Mark Linn-Baker plays the fledgling writer for the show who must keep Swann on the sober and narrow. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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