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Curtain Call is a american film of genre Drama directed by Peter Yates released in USA on 5 december 1998 with James Spader
Curtain Call (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 december 1998
Length 1h34
Directed by Peter Yates
OriginUSA
Themes Ghost films
Rating56%
Curtain Call is a 1998 romantic comedy directed by Peter Yates, photographed by Sven Nykvist and edited by Hughes Winborne. It stars James Spader, Polly Walker, Michael Caine and Maggie Smith. The film was later re-released under the title It All Came True (same title as a 1940 movie with Humphrey Bogart, but a totally different story). It was to be Peter Yates' last film made for cinema, although in most markets it went directly to TV or home video.
Synopsis
Stevenson Lowe (James Spader) has a publishing business that's in trouble and a girlfriend (Polly Walker), who is also being pursued by a U.S. Senator (Sam Shepard).Actors
James Spader
(Stevenson Lowe)
Polly Walker
(Julia)
Michael Caine
(Max Gale)
Maggie Smith
(Lily Marlowe)
Julianne Nicholson
(Sandra Hewson)
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