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Being 97

Being 97

Genres

Documentary

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Herbert Fingarette once argued that there was no reason to fear death. At 97, his own mortality began to haunt him, and he had to rethink everything.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

9/10

Release Date

20 January 2018

Country

Cast

Herbert Fingarette

Herbert Fingarette

himself

Sherly Pontis

Sherly Pontis

herself

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