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Letters from Frank (1979)

Letters from Frank poster
Directed by
Edward Parone
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An older man facing retirement and the loss of his job writes letters to his son about his life and regrets. The film follows his emotional journey as he reconnects with his family and finds new purpose.

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What happens

Letters from Frank (conocida en España como Cartas de Frank) es una película de drama de 1979, dirigida por Edward Parone, escrita por Stephen Karpf, Elinor Karpf, Larry Grusin y George Thompson, musicalizada por Ernest Gold, en la fotografía estuvo Roland ‘Ozzie’ Smith, los protagonistas son Art Carney, Maureen Stapleton y Mike Farrell, entre otros.​ El filme fue realizado por The Jozak Company, Cypress Point Productions y Paramount Television, se estrenó el 22 de noviembre de 1979.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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