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Pipe Dreams is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 november 1976 with Gladys Knight
Pipe Dreams (1976)
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Add to a movie listPipe Dreams is a 1976 film starring soul singer Gladys Knight in her acting debut as a woman who attempts to regain the love of her husband played by real-life spouse Barry Hankerson. In this drama, her husband must choose between reuniting with her or giving in to pressure of the local boss, Mike Thompson played by Wayne Tippit. Bruce French, Sally Kirkland and Altovise Davis (wife of Sammy Davis Jr) round out the cast.
Gladys Knight received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star Of The Year (Actress). "So Sad the Song" from Pipe Dreams, The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song (Motion Picture).
Actors
Gladys Knight
(Maria Wilson)
Bruce French
(The Duke)
Sally Kirkland
(Two-Street Betty)
Wayne Tippit
(Mike Thompson)
Altovise Davis
(Lydia)
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