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The Annihilation of Fish
The Annihilation of Fish
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  2. The Annihilation of Fish

The Annihilation of Fish

1999
1h 42m
Drama
Romance
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

1h 42m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

Provider type

Streaming

2
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Kino Film Collection

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Storyline

"A Crazy Love Story."

A Jamaican widower recently released from a mental institution and a former housewife with an imagined lover in the form of 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini become the unlikely tenants of an eccentric widow in Los Angeles.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 42m
Sep 12, 1999
Languages
English
Director
Charles Burnett
Charles Burnett
Production
American Sterling Productions
American Sterling Productions
Paul Heller Productions
Paul Heller Productions
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

19 Cast Members

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Fish

Lynn Redgrave

Lynn Redgrave

Poinsettia

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Mrs. Muldroone

Sarah Benoit

Sarah Benoit

Reno Minister's Wife

Andy Garza

Wedding Groom

Tommy Redmond Hicks

Tommy Redmond Hicks

New York City Minister

Ronald F. Hoiseck

Reno Minister

Shannon Wilcox

Shannon Wilcox

Hippie Preacher's Wife

Victoria Prismantas

Young Hippie Woman

Paul M. Heller

Mailman

David Kagen

David Kagen

Social Worker

Arlene Albertson

Woman at Bus Station

Dale Franzen

Opera Performer 1

Gary Bachlund

Opera Performer 2

Phillip Kako

Hippie Preacher

Hoyt Richards

Hoyt Richards

Man in Bar

Linden Chiles

Doctor

Ismael Gallegos

Mariachi Player

Juan Lopez

Tango Dancer

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