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Flanagan is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 30 october 1985 with Philip Bosco
Flanagan (1985)
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Add to a movie listWalls of Glass, also known as Flanagan is a 1985 comedy-romance film directed by Scott D. Goldstein, and starring Philip Bosco as the protagonist James Flanagan. The film was released on October 30, 1985.
^ Canby, Vincent (October 30, 1985). "Flanagan (1985) THE SCREEN: 'FLANAGAN'". The New York Times.
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Aging New York cabbie James Flanagan (Philip Bosco) still hopes to succeed in becoming a stage actor.Actors
Philip Bosco
(James Flanagan)
Geraldine Page
(Mama)
Linda Thorson
(Andrea)
Olympia Dukakis
(Mary)
Brian Bloom
(Danny)
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