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In 1996 Garner and Jack Lemmon, critically regarded as the two best American light comedians of their generation, finally teamed up in My Fellow Americans, playing two former presidents on the run together. In addition to a major recurring role during the last part of the run of TV series Chicago Hope, he also starred in a couple of short-lived series, the animated God, the Devil and Bob and

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Avanti is a 1972 comedy directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon, Juliet Mills, Clive Revill, Edward Andrews and Gianfranco Barra. It was adapted by I.A.L. Diamond from a play by Samuel Taylor. It is probably one of the least famous movies of the tandem Wilder-Diamonds despite the fact that it is clearly one of their best ones. It is a fine comedy about the behaviour of the Italians, the American executives and the average Englishwomen of the 70's, full of surprises and subtle dialogs. As in One, Two, Three the contrasts between people coming from different cultures are ... Including:

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Irving "Ving" Rhames (born May 12, 1959 in New York City, New York) is an American actor. Rhames grew up in Harlem, Manhattan. A good student, Ving entered the New York High School of Performing Arts, where he discovered his love of acting. After high school he studied at the Juilliard Drama School, and began his career in New York theater. At Juilliard, he was a roommate of fellow actor Stanley Tucci. He first appeared on Broadway in the play "The Winter Boys" in 1984. Ving continued his rise to fame through his work in ... Including:

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An automat was a form of a cafeteria-style restaurant in which simple foods, usually coffee, sandwiches, and other fare such as macaroni and cheese, were served to the clientele by means of coin-operated vending machines. The diner inserted the required number of coins and then slid open a window to remove the meal, which was generally wrapped in waxed paper. The food preparers inserted the product into the back of the machines, which also functioned as a wall between the kitchen an ... Including:

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12 Angry Men is a black-and-white film produced in 1957, and tells the story of twelve jurors bound by the acceptance of their civic duty and thrust together into a hot, humid room to determine the guilt or innocence of a boy accused of killing his father in a moment of rage. Initially, only one juror is not certain, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the young man is guilty. With the exception of a few moments at the beginning and the end, the entire movie takes place in the room. A study of contrasts in human character under the ... Including:

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