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Bartleby is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 march 2001 with David Paymer
Bartleby (2001)
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Add to a movie listBartleby is a 2001 comedy/drama film adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener". The film was directed by Jonathan Parker, and stars Crispin Glover as Bartleby, and David Paymer as his boss. The film diverges from Melville's story, setting it in a modern office and adding sitcom-style humor, with an element of surrealism.
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Actors
David Paymer
(The Boss)
Crispin Glover
(Bartleby)
Glenne Headly
(Vivian)
Maury Chaykin
(Ernest)
Joe Piscopo
(Rocky)
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