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Sweet Liberty

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Sweet Liberty
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PG,1hr 47min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
May 14, 1986
Director:
Alan Alda
Distributor:
Universal Pictures
Starring:
Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer  ...more
Synopsis: Alan Alda wrote, directed, and starred in this satirical film about the corruption of the film industry's approach to history. Alda plays Michael Burgess, a college professor who has written a historical novel about the American Revolution. The book has been turned into a script, and a Hollywood film crew descends on his North Carolina hometown to make the movie. Predictably, the director and actors make a mess of his concept, and Burgess becomes frustrated as the town is turned upside down. Desperately, ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
An argument can be safely made that the feature films of Alan Alda are essentially Woody Allen-lite. Perhaps that's why "the Woodman" cast him in a few of his mid-'90s features. Without a doubt, Alda strives valiantly for the sort of comic introspection that is Allen's stock in trade, but in a few of his most memorable films as writer and director, he achieves his goal admirably, and this romantic ... Full Review
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Alan Alda
Michael Burgess
Michael Caine
Elliott James
Michelle Pfeiffer
Faith Healy
Bob Hoskins
Stanley Gould
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