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Movie 1975

The Day of the Locust

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

6.4/10 ★★★☆☆ 145 min US

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.

Cast & Crew

Director: John Schlesinger

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

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