The Day of the Locust
“By train, by car, by bus, they came to Hollywood... in search of a dream.”
1975 · 2 h 24 min
Directed by 
John Schlesinger
John SchlesingerCast
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Plot
In 1930s Hollywood, a young artist is drawn into a circle of dreamers and failures who end in violence.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Schlesinger's adaptation of Nathanael West's novel is bleak and hallucinatory, with Donald Sutherland and Karen Black.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (7,118 votes)
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