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The Day of the Locust (1975)

The Day of the Locust (1975)

Drama

By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.

Release Date: 1975, May 7
Directors: John Schlesinger
Countries: United States of America
Production: Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions, Long Road Productions
Cast: Norman Leavitt, Robert Pine, Pepe Serna, William Atherton, Fred Scheiwiller, Jackie Earle Haley, Dennis Dugan, Donald Sutherland, Burgess Meredith, DeForest Covan, Richard Dysart, Bob Holt

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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