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Going in Style (1979)

Director: Martin Brest

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From Time Out Film Guide

The director of Beverly Hills Cop and Scent of a Woman made an auspicious start to a Hollywood career as a purveyor of neatly crafted commercial undertakings with this warm and entertaining story of old codgers Burns, Carney and Strasberg hitting back at the society that's abandoned them by successfully robbing a Manhattan bank. A trio of contrasting personalities, the veterans bring both a mischievous wit and a sense of subdued anger to a familiar comic plotline, and the film achieves a rare balance of laughter and compassion.

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Cast & crew

Director: Martin Brest

Producer: Tony Bill, Fred T Gallo

Cast: George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasberg, Charles Hallahan, Pamela Payton-Wright, Siobhan Keegan full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Duration: 96 mins


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