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Dinner at Eight (1989)

Dinner at Eight poster
Directed by
Ron Lagomarsino
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy couple hosts a formal dinner party. The gathering brings together a group of friends and acquaintances, exposing their personal dramas and social pretensions.

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What happens

Dinner at Eight is a 1989 American made-for-television comedy-drama film directed by Ron Lagomarsino and written by Tom Griffin. It is a remake of the 1933 film Dinner at Eight, which was based on the 1932 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber. The film stars Lauren Bacall, Charles Durning, Ellen Greene, Harry Hamlin, John Mahoney and Marsha Mason. The film premiered on TNT on December 11, 1989. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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