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Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alan J. Pakula released in USA on 19 april 1973 with Maggie Smith
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)
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Add to a movie listLove and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing is a 1973 American film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It is often categorized as a drama, but contains many comic elements. Maggie Smith and Timothy Bottoms star.
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Walter Elbertson (Timothy Bottoms) is a young, shy asthmatic who lacks direction in his life and the confidence to tackle his future. His father, in an effort to instill some spirit into his son, sends him on a biking holiday in Spain. Walter goes to Spain but finds the bike riding torturous due to his asthma and lags behind the rest of the group.Actors
Maggie Smith
(Lila Fisher)
Timothy Bottoms
(Walter Elbertson)
Emiliano Redondo
(The Spanish Gentleman)
Elmer Modlin
(Dr. Edelheidt)
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