

The Iceman Cometh
1973 · Movie · 3h 59m · PG
Drama
"They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey."
Overview
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.
Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
Metacritic
76/100
Key crew
- John FrankenheimerDirector
- Thomas Quinn CurtissScreenplay
Cast
- Lee MarvinTheodore 'Hickey' Hickman
- Fredric MarchHarry Hope
- Robert RyanLarry Slade
- Jeff BridgesDon Parritt
- Bradford DillmanWillie Oban
- Sorrell BookeHugo Kalmar
- Hildy BrooksMargie
- Juno DawsonPearl
- Evans EvansCora
- Martyn GreenCecil Lewis
- Moses GunnJoe Mott
- Clifton JamesPat McGloin
Stills
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Themes
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