Underplayed Gems

...All the Marbles (1981)

...All the Marbles poster
Directed by
Robert Aldrich
Genre
drama film, comedy film, action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A manager and his two female wrestlers travel around trying to make it big in the wrestling circuit. They face tough opponents and personal struggles along the way.

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What happens

...All the Marbles (reissued as The California Dolls) is a 1981 American comedy-drama film about the trials and travails of a female wrestling tag team and their manager. It was directed by Robert Aldrich (his final film) and stars Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick and Laurene Landon, as well as Burt Young. The Pittsburgh Steeler hall of famer "Mean" Joe Greene plays himself. The film is known outside the US as The California Dolls because "All the Marbles" is an American idiom which is largely unknown in other English speaking countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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