The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Naive library clerk Bernard Chanticleer moves out of his parents’ home and into a chaotic city full of eccentric landlords, meddling parents, and romantic missteps. Infatuated with a glamorous but manipulative go-go dancer, he learns through heartbreak—and the kindness of a steadfast admirer—what growing up really means.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Francis Ford CoppolaDirector
- Francis Ford CoppolaWriter
Cast
- Elizabeth HartmanBarbara Darling
- Geraldine PageMargery Chanticleer
- Peter KastnerBernard Chanticleer
- Rip TornI.H. Chanticleer
- Michael DunnRichard Mudd
- Karen BlackAmy Partlett
- Tony BillRaef del Grado
- Julie HarrisMiss Nora Thing
- Dolph SweetPatrolman Francis Graf
- Michael O'SullivanKurt Dougherty
- Ronald ColbyBarbara's Stage Play Crew
- Rufus HarleyBarbara's Stage Play Crew
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Themes
new york citylibrary