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Mood:
- SuspensefulBleakDisturbingRough
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- CrimesDeadlyCriminal HeroesGangGangstersBetrayalFighting CrimeOn the Run more...
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- CrimeDramaThriller
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- 60s
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An American Dream, 1966
English
USA
Profile of An American Dream
The mood of An American Dream is suspenseful, disturbing, and bleak. The plot centers around deadly occurences, crimes, and fighting crime. It is a drama and thriller movie. In approach, An American Dream is serious and realistic. It happens in the 1960s. It is based on a book.
Summary of An American Dream
Heiress Falls to Death, Husband Alleges Suicide newspaper headlines declare. But the cops don't buy it. They believe it's a case of cold-blooded murder and they're pinning it on Steven Rojack (Stuart Whitman), a controversial TV talk show host whose prime-time
target is the city's mafia-infested police force. Walking a tightrope between the cops and the mob that owns them, Rojack finds sanctuary in the arms of his former flame (Janet Leigh), a woman he left in the dust years ago. Will she betray his trust and set him up for a fall - or take a second chance on love? This scintillating murder mystery is based on Norman Mailer's lurid bestseller.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 31 August 1966 |
| Runtime: | 103 min |
Cast and Crew
as Stephen Richard Rojack
as Cherry McMahon
as Deborah Kelly Rojack
as Police Lt. G. Roberts
