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The Last Picture Show

“Anarene, Texas, 1951. Nothing much has changed…”

Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Year
1971
Runtime
1h 59m
Rated
R
Release
1971
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

High school seniors and best friends, Sonny and Duane, live in a dying Texas town. The handsome Duane is dating a local beauty, while Sonny is having an affair with the coach's wife. As graduation nears and both boys contemplate their futures, Duane eyes the army and Sonny takes over a local business. Each struggles to figure out if he can escape this dead-end town and build a better life somewhere else.

  • #black and white
  • #elopement
  • #based on novel or book
  • #graduation present
  • #thoughtful
  • #1950s
  • #graduation
  • #high school graduation
  • #billiard hall
  • #texas
  • #new love
  • #small town

  • Directed by

    Peter Bogdanovich

  • Written by

    Larry McMurtry & Peter Bogdanovich

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