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True West

True West

7.9(4 votes)
1984
1h 50m
ComedyDramaTV Movie

A screenwriter gets conned out of selling a script to a Hollywood producer by his brother, who pitches his own idea for a movie. This video recording of the 1982 Steppenwolf Theatre Company production was later broadcast by PBS.

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Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago

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Original:en
Spoken:
English

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