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Fifty Men... Fifty Dreams... One Crown

Genres

Documentary

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A portrait of five men competing in the Miss Gay America pageant.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

4.583/10

Release Date

26 December 2008

Country

United States of America

Cast

Carl Glorioso

Carl Glorioso

Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

Victoria "Porkchop" Parker

Robert Martin

Robert Martin

David Lowman

David Lowman

Tony Brewer

Tony Brewer

Raquel Chevallier

Raquel Chevallier

Alyssa Edwards

Alyssa Edwards

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