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The Day of the Locust (1975)

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By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Schlesinger
  • Profile picture of Donald Sutherland
    Homer Simpson Donald Sutherland
  • Profile picture of Karen Black
    Faye Greener Karen Black
  • Profile picture of Burgess Meredith
    Harry Greener Burgess Meredith
  • Profile picture of William Atherton
    Tod Hackett William Atherton
  • Profile picture of Geraldine Page
    Big Sister Geraldine Page
  • Profile picture of Richard Dysart
    Claude Estee Richard Dysart
  • Profile picture of Bo Hopkins
    Earle Shoop Bo Hopkins
  • Profile picture of Pepe Serna
    Miguel Pepe Serna

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