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This is the dramatic story of the anticlimactic life of a greedy gold prospector after he has struck it rich. Gene Hackman performs with credit as a man whose jackpot fortune leaves him bored, surly and paranoid of being exploited by everybody, including his family. Jane Lapotaire plays his alcoholic wife and Theresa Russell his woman-daughter who rebelliously marries a man her father sees only as a merciless fortune hunter. This is an unforgettable tale of the illusory nature of power and the all-consuming violence of possession - whether it be of love or gold. Based on a book by Marshall Houts.
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ACMI Identifier
306150
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)