The Last Picture Show1971
Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…
Director
Screenplay
Larry McMurtry, Peter Bogdanovich
Actors
Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Jeff Bridges, Cloris Leachman, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson, Randy Quaid, Clu Gulager, Eileen Brennan, Sam Bottoms, Jessie Lee Fulton, John Hillerman, Noble Willingham, Frank Marshall
Versions
Theatrical – 119 Minutes
Genres
FSK
12
About the film
High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.
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Ratings
7.6tmdb
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