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Thursday’s Game (1974) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language
1974 · 100 mins · English
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Directed by
Robert Moore
Starring
Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Rob Reiner, Chris Sarandon, Norman Fell, Gene Wilder

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have spent years playing poker with friends each Thursday night. After a dispute ends the game, they keep meeting to try different activities together rather than stay home with their wives. When the wives discover the Thursday gatherings have stopped, they become upset and wonder what the men have been doing.

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