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Release Date:
23 March 1970 (Denmark) moreTagline:
The movie of a 19-year-old who went to town-- who went to TOWN! morePlot:
To escape sinful impulses, Ben Harvey, a callow youth, leaves his small town for Chicago in 1910. A pickpocket promptly relieves him of his money... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Innocent lost in a biographical film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Beau Bridges | ... | Ben Harvey |
 | Melina Mercouri | ... | Lil |
| Brian Keith | ... | Sullivan |
| George Kennedy | ... | Johanson |
 | Hume Cronyn | ... | Grogan |
 | Margot Kidder | ... | Adeline |
| Roy Poole | ... | Dunne |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | ... | The Governor |
| Melodie Johnson | ... | Lilah |
 | John Randolph | ... | Father |
| Charles Tyner | ... | Dr. Lazarus |
| Joan Huntington | ... | Kitty |
| Merie Earle | ... | Granny |
| Claudia Bryar | ... | Mother |
| Eric Shea | ... | Younger Brother |
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Rated R for brief nudity/sexual content. (2006 re-rating)Parents Guide:
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Ben Harvey: It all sex and money! Sex and money! moreSoundtrack:
There's Enough to Go Around moreFAQ
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It is a colorful movie, full of wonderful characters. This movie shows the life of a young boy, named Ben Harvey -maybe young Ben Hecht-who tries to succeed as a reporter in Chicago. It features in the cast the beautiful and mercurial Melina Mercouri, who as Madame Lily-owner of a brothel- 'adopts' Ben when he runs to Chicago to prove himself. Melina Mercouri provides the film with one stellar performance, but you can not stop the thought that she is restrained in some scenes, especially in the beginning with an unflattering piece of hair. She even sings a song of Henry Mancini that as far as I know has never been recorded. (Mercouri although never a professional singer, had a wonderful voice that helped here to record some classic songs like 'Never on Sunday'. Keith and Kennedy are good in their but easily forgotten. Bridges provides some somewhat stupid expressions, but his part is never developed, as N.Jewison never gave him directions.