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Paperback Hero(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-09-21
50%
6 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
every woman's had one... every man's been one... once...
Overview:
A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Canada
ProductionCompanies:
Agincourt International
Movie: Paperback Hero
Top 10 Billed Cast
Keir Dullea
Rick Dylan
Elizabeth Ashley
Loretta
John Beck
Pov
Dayle Haddon
Joanna
Franz Russell
Big Ed
George R. Robertson
Burdock
Ted Follows
Cagey
Linda Sorensen
Mona
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