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Silver City

Silver City

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Silver City

"Vote Early. Vote Often."

2004

2h 8m

6.1(77 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

The discovery of a corpse and the ensuing probe by an idealistic journalist threatens to unravel a bumbling local politician's campaign for governor of Colorado.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Nora Allardyce

Thora Birch

Thora Birch

Karen Cross

David Clennon

David Clennon

Mort Seymour

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Dickie Pilager

Alma Delfina

Alma Delfina

Lupe Montoya

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Chuck Raven

Miguel Ferrer

Miguel Ferrer

Cliff Castleton

James Gammon

James Gammon

Sheriff Joe Skaggs

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Maddy Pilager

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Danny O'Brien

Creative team

Directed by: John Sayles
Written by: John Sayles
Produced by: Maggie Renzi

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