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1982 · 120 min · PG

Cannery Row

Directed by David S. Ward · Drama, Romance

Cannery Row (1982) is a Drama film, directed by David S. Ward set in Monterey during the 1940s. It runs 120 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of love & longing and guilt & shame play out through episodic chapters.

Composer
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Sven Nykvist
Cast
Nick NolteDebra WingerAudra LindleyFrank McRaeM. Emmet WalshTom MahoneyJohn MalloyJames Keane

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RomanticWhimsical

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Pure Fiction
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