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Tall Story

1960·1h 31m·Approved
SportComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.9/10
1,384 votes

A young insecure college sportsman is in trouble. He wants to marry his very straightforward girlfriend, also a student, but has no money. After he is offered a bribe to fix a game, he is torn even more about the matter.

Tall Story is a 1960 sport comedy movie directed by Joshua Logan, starring Jane Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Ray Walston. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.9/10 from 1,384 votes and runs 1h 31m.

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Director
Joshua Logan
Stars
Jane Fonda
Anthony Perkins
Ray Walston
Marc Connelly
Details
1960-04-06
91 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, Russian, Yiddish
Keywords
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