

The Iceman Cometh
1973-11-10 · 239 min · ★ 6.2
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.
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- Directors
- John Frankenheimer
- Production companies
- Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Lee MarvinTheodore 'Hickey' Hickman
Fredric MarchHarry Hope
Robert RyanLarry Slade
Jeff BridgesDon Parritt
Bradford DillmanWillie Oban
Sorrell BookeHugo Kalmar
Hildy BrooksMargie
Juno DawsonPearl
Evans EvansCora
Martyn GreenCecil Lewis
Moses GunnJoe Mott
Clifton JamesPat McGloin
John McLiamJimmy Tomorrow
Stephen PearlmanChuck Morelo
Tom PediRocky Pioggi
George VoskovecPiet Wetjoen
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