The Great Pretender

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The Great Pretender

1991

1h 33m

1.0(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A newspaper reporter, who has just won a trial against his newspaper which had fired him, suffers dangerous reprisals at his work.

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14 members

Acting

Bruce Greenwood

Earle Brattigan

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Jessica Steen

Kate Hightower

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Gregg Henry

Wilson Leer

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Aharon Ipalé

Panos Bratso

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Harris Laskawy

Giancarlo Strano

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Paul Guilfoyle

Martin Brinkman

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H. Richard Greene

Albert Eastlake

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Robert Ito

Hasamu Mochadomi

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Elizabeth Hoffman

Rose Outland

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Gianni Russo

Davey Desapio

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Don Keith Opper

Marco

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Freddye Chapman

Karen Winter

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Donald Moffat

Owen Milner

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Kevin McCorkle

Bellhop

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