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UNITED KINGDOM · 1972

A Great American Tragedy

J. Lee Thompson
job loss economic hardship middle-aged unemployment marital strain identity crisis
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Synopsis

A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.

Year1972
CountryUnited Kingdom
DirectorJ. Lee Thompson
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