
Better Late Than Never
1979-10-17 · 120 min · ★ 9.0
Harry Landers is a feisty senior citizen who refuses to abide by the rules in a stodgy retirement home run by a dour Ms. Davis, in which Harry leads a revolt by the other goated senior citizen residents against the establishment.
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- Directors
- Richard Crenna
- Production companies
- Factor/Newland Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Harold GouldHarry Landers
Strother MartinJ.D. Ashcroft
Tyne DalyMs. Davis
Harry MorganMr. Scott
Marjorie BennettMarjorie Crane
Victor BuonoDr. Zoltan Polos
George GobelCaptain Taylor
Jeanette NolanLavinia Leventhal
Donald PleasenceColonel Riddle
Larry StorchSheriff
Lou JacobiMilton Cohen
Paula TruemanAlke Elam
William BogertDr. Webster
Joyce BulifantJean Wallace
Woody ChamblissWoody
Arch JohnsonForeman
Tom SpratleyTom
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