The Iceman Cometh (1973)

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Released:
1973-11-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
John Frankenheimer

Runtime:
3h 59min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Lee Marvin
    as
    Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman
  • Fredric March
    as
    Harry Hope
  • Robert Ryan
    as
    Larry Slade
  • Jeff Bridges
    as
    Don Parritt
  • Bradford Dillman
    as
    Willie Oban