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Orphans is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alan J. Pakula released in USA on 18 september 1987 with Albert Finney
Orphans (1988)
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Add to a movie listOrphans is a 1987 film directed by Alan J. Pakula. It was written by Lyle Kessler, based on his play.
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Brothers Treat (Matthew Modine) and Philip (Kevin Anderson) have lived alone since they were kids when a small-time criminal enters their lives. Living without a father, the orphaned brothers subsist off the proceeds of petty theft in a run-down North Philadelphia row house. One night he kidnaps an enigmatic rich man, played by Finney, who becomes the kind of father figure the boys have always longed for.Actors
Albert Finney
(Harold)
Matthew Modine
(Treat)
Kevin Anderson
(Philip)
John Kellogg
(Barney)
Novella Nelson
(Mattie)
Anthony Heald
(Man in Park)
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