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80 Steps to Jonah is a american film of genre Drama directed by Gerd Oswald released in USA on 1 december 1969 with Wayne Newton
80 Steps to Jonah (1969)
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Add to a movie list80 Steps to Jonah is a 1969 American drama film directed by Gerd Oswald and written by Frederick Louis Fox. The film stars Wayne Newton, Jo Van Fleet, Keenan Wynn, Diana Ewing, Mickey Rooney and Sal Mineo. The film was released by Warner Bros. in December 1969.
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Wayne Newton
(Mark Jonah Winters)
Jo Van Fleet
(Nonna)
Keenan Wynn
(Barney Glover)
Mickey Rooney
(Wilfred Bashford)
Sal Mineo
(Jerry Taggart)
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