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THE NEON CEILING AFI Salutes the Television Movie

Description

Lee Grant won an Emmy for her convincing performance as a runaway wife, fleeing middle-class boredom with her teenage daughter, who finds herself in a truck-stop diner in the California desert. Gig Young plays the gruff, reclusive proprietor of the joint, living in a fantasy world that is a creative work of art.

Details

Country: USA

Year: 1971

Director: Frank R. Pierson

Running Time (minutes): 120 min

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