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The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

239 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

10 November 1973

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman

Fredric March

Fredric March

Harry Hope

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Larry Slade

Jeff Bridges

Jeff Bridges

Don Parritt

Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Willie Oban

Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke

Hugo Kalmar

Hildy Brooks

Hildy Brooks

Margie

Juno Dawson

Juno Dawson

Pearl

Evans Evans

Evans Evans

Cora

Martyn Green

Martyn Green

Cecil Lewis

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Joe Mott

Clifton James

Clifton James

Pat McGloin

John McLiam

John McLiam

Jimmy Tomorrow

Stephen Pearlman

Stephen Pearlman

Chuck Morelo

Tom Pedi

Tom Pedi

Rocky Pioggi

George Voskovec

George Voskovec

Piet Wetjoen

Don McGovern

Don McGovern

Moran

Bart Burns

Bart Burns

Lieb

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