The Player (1992)
Director
Robert Altman
Main cast
Tim Robbins; Greta Scacchi; Fred Ward; Whoopi Goldberg; Peter Gallagher
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Robert Altman
Main cast
Tim Robbins; Greta Scacchi; Fred Ward; Whoopi Goldberg; Peter Gallagher
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Description
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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