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Meet John Doe

1941·2h 2m·Approved
DramaRomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
16,428 votes
Metascore
63
Metacritic

A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.

Meet John Doe is a 1941 drama romance movie directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Barbara Stanwyck. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 16,428 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
Frank Capra
Stars
Gary Cooper
Walter Brennan
Barbara Stanwyck
Edward Arnold
Details
1941-05-03
122 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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