Although its source material's themes are sometimes beyond The Day of the Locust's grasp, this is a consistently watchable adaptation that gains its own emotional power.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Schlesinger -
Producer -
Jerome Hellman -
Screenwriter -
Nathanael West , Waldo Salt -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 7, 1975, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jun 6, 2014 -
Runtime -
2h 24m -
Sound Mix -
Mono