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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me
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Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

1971-09-15 · 90 min · ★ 3.5

Drama

Free-thinking student tries to put up with life at a straight-laced college in 1958.

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Directors
Jeffrey Young
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Barry PrimusBarry PrimusGnossos "Paps" Pappadopoulis
David DowningDavid DowningHeff
Susan TyrrellSusan TyrrellJack
Philip ShaferFlip
Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonFitzgore
Zack NormanZack NormanMojo
Raúl JuliáRaúl JuliáJuan Carlos Rosenbloom
James NobleJames NobleFather Pettis
Cynthia HarrisCynthia HarrisBeth
Linda De CoffKristin
Guy DeghyGuy DeghyKovacs
Nicholas HammondNicholas HammondAgneau
Paul JabaraPaul JabaraHeap
John P. RyanJohn P. RyanOeuf
Calvin JungCalvin JungHarold Wong
John CollinJohn CollinSergeant Woody
Ved BandhuGeorge Rajamuttu

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