The Iceman Cometh

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The Iceman Cometh (1973)

Directed by John Frankenheimer

“They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.”

Drama · 3h 59m

Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

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Cast

Crew

Director
John Frankenheimer
Screenplay
Thomas Quinn Curtiss
Director of Photography
Ralph Woolsey
Editor
Harold F. Kress
Producer
Ely A. Landau

Details

Release date
1973-11-10
Runtime
3h 59m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre