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The View from Pompey's Head (1955)

The View from Pompey's Head poster
Directed by
Philip Dunne
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
3.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A New York lawyer returns to his Southern hometown to investigate a mystery. The visit forces him to confront old memories and a lost love.

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What happens

The View from Pompey's Head is a 1955 American drama film, written and directed by Philip Dunne and based on the 1954 novel The View from Pompey's Head by Hamilton Basso. The film stars Richard Egan, Dana Wynter, Cameron Mitchell, Sidney Blackmer, Marjorie Rambeau and Dorothy Patrick. The film was released on November 4, 1955, by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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