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Gloria
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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   2,682 votes
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Director:
John Cassavetes
Writer:
John Cassavetes (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
19 September 1980 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
She attempted to beat the mob at their own game. more
Plot:
Jack Dawn and his family are eliminated by the mob, because he was their accountant and was keeping a personal copy of their records... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
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(9 articles)
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User Reviews:
Gena Rowlands, Goddess of the cinema more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Julie Carmen ... Jeri Dawn

Gena Rowlands ... Gloria Swenson
John Adames ... Phil Dawn
Tony Knesich ... 1st Man / Gangster
Gregory Cleghorne ... Kid in Elevator
Buck Henry ... Jack Dawn
Lupe Garnica ... Margarita Vargas
Jessica Castillo ... Joan Dawn
Tom Noonan ... 2nd Man / Gangster
Ronald Maccone ... 3rd Man / Gangster
George Yudzevich ... Heavy Set Man
Gary Howard Klar ... Irish cop (as Gary Klar)
William E. Rice ... TV Newscaster
Frank Belgiorno ... Riverside Drive Man #5
J.C. Quinn ... Riverside Drive Man #4
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gloria (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Gloria (France) [fr]
Gloria (Greece) [el]
Gloria (Poland) [pl]
Gloria - gangsteriheila (Finland) [fi]
Gloria - una notte d'estate (Italy) [it]
Gloria, die Gangsterbraut (West Germany) [de]
Glorija (Serbia) [sr]
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Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:AA (original rating) | Iceland:12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Peru:18 | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title character's name Gloria Swenson, is almost identical to that of actress Gloria Swanson. more
Quotes:
[In a bar]
Gloria Swenson: There's reasons I can't turn and just look, but is there a little kid headed in here or across the street or whatever?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more

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Who's this Mr. Tanzini?
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3 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Gena Rowlands, Goddess of the cinema, 10 December 2002
10/10
Author: (cxa@eresmas.net) from Barcelona, Spain

The perfomance of Gena Rowlands is one of the best acting efforts I've ever seen. She's so amazing and credible that still thrill me. She should have won the Oscar. Also, it is remarkable the Bill Conti's score, as well as many of the dialogs. I highly reccomend this movie to all movie-goers.

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