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Old Boyfriends is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joan Tewkesbury released in USA on 22 march 1979 with Talia Shire
Old Boyfriends (1979)
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Add to a movie listOld Boyfriends is a 1979 American drama film directed by Joan Tewkesbury and written by Paul Schrader and Leonard Schrader. The film stars Talia Shire, Richard Jordan, Keith Carradine, John Belushi, John Houseman and Buck Henry. The film was released on April 13, 1979, by Embassy Pictures.
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Synopsis
This script must be run from the command lineActors
Talia Shire
(Dianne)
Richard Jordan
(Jeff)
Keith Carradine
(Wayne)
John Belushi
(Eric)
John Houseman
(Dr. Hoffman)
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