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The Day of the Locust

The Day of the Locust

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 7, 1975

Runtime

2h 25m

Genres

Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Day of the Locust

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures, Long Road Productions

Director

John Schlesinger

Description

Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.