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Overview

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5.3/10   125 votes
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Director:
Norman Jewison
Writers:
Abram S. Ginnes (writer)
Ben Hecht (novel)
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Release Date:
23 March 1970 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The movie of a 19-year-old who went to town-- who went to TOWN! more
Plot:
To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Atmospheric coming-of-age Jewison comedy more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Beau Bridges ... Ben Harvey
Melina Mercouri ... Lil
Brian Keith ... Sullivan
George Kennedy ... Johanson

Hume Cronyn ... Grogan

Margot Kidder ... Adeline
Roy Poole ... Dunne
Wilfrid Hyde-White ... The Governor
Melodie Johnson ... Lilah

John Randolph ... Father
Charles Tyner ... Dr. Lazarus
Joan Huntington ... Kitty
Merie Earle ... Granny
Claudia Bryar ... Mother
Eric Shea ... Younger Brother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chicago, Chicago (UK)
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MPAA:
Rated R for brief nudity/sexual content. (2006 re-rating)
Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R (2006 re-rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | USA:M
Filming Locations:
Dubuque, Iowa, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Francis X. Sullivan: Ahh, he's stone cold dead. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Tomorrow Is My Friend more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Atmospheric coming-of-age Jewison comedy, 30 June 2001
9/10
Author: rollo_tomaso (rollo_tomaso@excite.com) from New York, NY

I originally saw this atmospheric turn-of-the-century comedy in the theaters in 1969, and recently saw it during the wee hours on a cable station. It still is charming and a lot of fun. Hume Cronyn is a standout in a key supporting role as a crooked politician. George Kennedy supplies a marvelous counterpoint to Bridges' wide-eyed male inguenue. And Margot Kidder nearly steals the film in her film debut as the prostitute who guides Bridges on his journey to manhood.

FYI -- another reviewer mistakenly referred to this as Beau Bridges' first movie, but he was only 20 years off. As a juvenile Bridges appeaed in 3 films -- most notably The Red Pony. As a teen, he was marvelous in the Explosive Generation as high school sex-ed teacher William Shatner's classroom nemesis. In 1967, he was riveting as the crippled hero in Larry Peerce's classic, The Incident.

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