...All the Marbles (1981)

Director
Robert Aldrich

Main cast
Peter Falk; Vicki Frederick; Laurene Landon; Burt Young; Tracy Reed

Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Description
A two-bit promoter tries to take a women's wrestling team to the top.


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