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24 July 1980 (USA) morePlot:
Patrick Foley has been on the move all his live. Tired of drifting, he wants to spend his last days in an isolated Australian valley where he grew up... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Spotlight: Dick DeBenedictis Remembers...(From Daily Film Music Blog. 21 May 2009, 2:40 AM, PDT)
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A Prophetic Ending for Holden more (22 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| William Holden | ... | Patrick Foley | |
| Rick Schroder | ... | Shawn Daley (as Ricky Schroder) | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Ross Daley | |
| Olivia Hamnett | ... | Bettina Daley | |
| Alwyn Kurts | ... | Christian Neilson | |
| Pat Evison | ... | Meg Neilson | |
| Redmond Phillips | ... | Bobby Burns | |
| Ray Barrett | ... | Parnell | |
| Tony Barry | ... | Red | |
| Allan Penney | ... | Harlan | |
| Willie Fennell | ... | R.C | |
| Walter Pym | ... | Uncle | |
| Cul Cullen | ... | Dawson | |
| Dawn Schroder | ... | Dalton | |
| Maggie Blinco | ... | Jessica |
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[first lines]Australian Customs Agent: Next please. Now what's the purpose of your visit?
Patrick Foley: Uh - passing through.
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He'll Never Fill My Shoes moreFAQ
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While this wasn't William Holden's last film (S.O.B) was, it makes for a terrific and appropriate swan song. I first saw this movie in theaters as a college student and it really moved me. Schroder's performance is great but William Holden's show the skills of a consumate master. It's a film I now own and will share with my children someday when they can understand it. And the end title music is a keeper. It's a shame Maureen McGovern never put it on a CD.