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Sweet Revenge (1976)

Sweet Revenge poster
Directed by
Jerry Schatzberg
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman turns to a life of crime, stealing cars and conning people to make her way in the world. She tries to outsmart the authorities and build a new life for herself.

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What happens

Sweet Revenge (also released as Dandy, the All American Girl) is a 1976 American crime film directed by Jerry Schatzberg. It was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. It was the second leading role for actress Stockard Channing in a film, following the previous year's The Fortune in which she co-starred opposite Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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