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80 Steps to Jonah (1969)

80 Steps to Jonah poster
Directed by
Gerd Oswald
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
G
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to find a new life after a traumatic event. He takes a job at a remote camp for blind children where secrets and past troubles catch up with him.

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What happens

80 Steps to Jonah is a 1969 American drama film directed by Gerd Oswald, written by Frederick Louis Fox, and starring Wayne Newton, Jo Van Fleet, Keenan Wynn, Diana Ewing, Mickey Rooney and Sal Mineo. It was released by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts in December 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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