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The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1970)

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder poster
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A war veteran struggles to adjust to civilian life and ends up living in a VA hospital. He finds solace in eccentric friendships and small acts of rebellion against authority.

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What happens

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder is a 1974 film from Playboy Enterprises directed by Arthur Hiller and produced by Hugh Hefner. This was the final feature film role for actor George Marshall, who is mostly known as a director (Destry Rides Again, Boy, Did I Get A Wrong Number!, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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