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All That Jazz (1979)
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All That Jazz (1979)

Drama • 2h 3m

Overview

Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.

Director: Bob Fosse

Cast: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer, Cliff Gorman, Ben Vereen, Erzsebet Foldi, Michael Tolan, Max Wright, William LeMassena, Irene Kane, Deborah Geffner, Kathryn Doby, Anthony Holland, Robert Hitt, David Margulies, Susan Brooks, Keith Gordon, Frankie Man, Alan Heim, John Lithgow, Sandahl Bergman, Eileen Casey, Bruce Anthony Davis, Gary Flannery, Jennifer Nairn-Smith, Danny Ruvolo, Leland Schwantes, John Sowinski, Candace Tovar, Rima Vetter, Trudy Carson, Mary Sue Finnerty, Lesley Kingley, P.J. Mann, Cathy Rice, Sonja Stuart, Terri Treas, Ralph E. Berntsen, Jan Flato, John Paul Fetta, Andy Schwartz, Robert Levine, Phil Friedman, Stephen Strimpell, Leonard Drum, Eugene Troobnick, Jules Fisher, Ben Masters, Cathie Shirriff, Joanna Merlin, Leah Ayres, Nancy Beth Bird, Harry Agress, CCH Pounder, Tito Goya, Tiger Haynes, Lotte Palfi Andor, K.C. Townsend, Marinka, Rita Bennett, Gary Bayer, Wayne Carson, Kerry Casserly, Judi Passeltiner, Steve Elmore, Nicole Fosse, Vicki Frederick, Minnie Gaster, Michael Green, Bruce MacCallum, Joyce Ellen Hill, I.M. Hobson, Edith Kramer, Barbara McKinley, Mary McCarty, Theresa Merritt, Gavin Moses, Mary Mon Toy, Wallace Shawn, Jacqueline Solotar, Sloane Shelton, Sammy Smith, Arnold Gross, Terry Alexander

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2022: #340

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Review

Picture: 10, Audio: 8, Extras: 9

Length

123 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

2 months ago

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2026: #282
2025: #301
2024: #314
2023: #340
2022: #340
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Review

Picture: 10, Audio: 8, Extras: 9

Length
123 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
2 months ago
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