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The Iceman Cometh

1973 • 3h59m Drama

Rating

6.1/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

John Frankenheimer

Screenplay

Thomas Quinn Curtiss

Cast

Lee Marvin

Fredric March

Robert Ryan

Release date

11/10/1973

Status

Released

Origin country

US

Vote count

33