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A Place Called Today (1972)

A Place Called Today poster
Directed by
Don Schain
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rated
NC-17
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A political campaign consultant manipulates a city election by exploiting racial tensions and fear. The story follows the consultant and his staff as they work to win at any cost.

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What happens

A Place Called Today is a 1972 American drama film written and directed by Don Schain. The film stars J. Herbert Kerr Jr., Lana Wood, Cheri Caffaro, Richard Smedley, Timothy Brown and Peter Carew. The film was released on June 7, 1972, by Embassy Pictures. The film is also known as City in Fear. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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