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The Day of the Locust 1975

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

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Director: John Schlesinger

Writer: Nathanael West, Waldo Salt

Cast: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith

Released: 12 Jun 1975

Runtime: 144 min

Language: English, Spanish, French, German

Country: United States

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.

6.4/10
144 min
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Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Box Office

$17,793,000

Ratings

Internet Movie Database 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes 63%
Metacritic 61/100
Metascore 61/100

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The Day Of The Locust (Modern Trailer)

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The Day of the Locust Original Trailer (John Schlesinger, 1975)

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The Day of the Locust (1975) ORIGINAL TRAILER

The Day of the Locust (1975) ORIGINAL TRAILER

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The Day of the Locust (1975) 35mm HD trailer

The Day of the Locust (1975) 35mm HD trailer

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