The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh
1973
★★★☆☆ 5.9/10
⏱️ 239 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Drama
Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Kino Film Collection
Broadway HD Amazon Channel

Rent

Amazon Video

Buy

Amazon Video

Crew

Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Thomas Quinn Curtiss
Producer
Edward Lewis, Ely A. Landau

Production

Cinévision Ltée, The American Film Theatre

Keywords

prostitutesaloondespairbased on play or musicalalcoholictraveling salesmangreenwich villagebarflies1910s