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THE FISHER KING

TERRY GILLIAM
USA      137 m.
Synopsis
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Acerbic disc jockey Jack Lucas unintentionally prompts a listener with whom he has just had a phone conversation to go into a bar and mow down half of its customers with a shotgun. With his career in ruins, Jack is rescued from the brink of suicide by Parry, an ex-professor of medieval history who convinces Lucas he has been chosen for a sacred mission: to recover the Holy Grail.
Director
TERRY GILLIAM
Screenplay
Richard LaGravenese
Photography
Roger Pratt
Edition
Lesley Walker
Music
George Fenton
Cast
Robin Williams, Jeff Bridges, Mercedes Ruehl, Amanda Plummer
Running Time
137 m.
Country
USA
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