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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago

  • 2020
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Barry Gifford in Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago (2020)
Narrated by Willem Dafoe, Matt Dillon, and Lili Taylor. Barry Gifford's gritty autobiographical stories of growing up in 1950s Chicago are the backdrop for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished time and place.
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The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.The "Roy" stories of writer Barry Gifford serve as a springboard for an impressionistic portrait of a vanished Chicago.

  • Director
    • Rob Christopher
  • Writers
    • Rob Christopher
    • Barry Gifford
  • Stars
    • Willem Dafoe
    • Matt Dillon
    • Barry Gifford
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    • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    78
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    • Director
      • Rob Christopher
    • Writers
      • Rob Christopher
      • Barry Gifford
    • Stars
      • Willem Dafoe
      • Matt Dillon
      • Barry Gifford
    • 8Critic reviews
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      • 2 wins

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    Barry Gifford
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    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
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      • Rob Christopher
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      • Rob Christopher
      • Barry Gifford
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Roy's World: Barry Gifford & Chicago
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      1 hour 15 minutes
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    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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