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The true story of a literary education. - My Salinger Year
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Title: My Salinger Year

Release Date: 20 Feb 2020

Runtime: 1h 41m

Genre: Drama

Director: micro_scope, Parallel Films

Production Companies: micro_scope, Parallel Films

Overview: A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

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Average Vote: 6.3 (178 votes)

Cast

  • Joanna: Margaret Qualley
  • Margaret: Sigourney Weaver
  • Don: Douglas Booth
  • Jenny: Seána Kerslake
  • Hugh: Brían F. O'Byrne
  • Daniel: Colm Feore
  • Boy From Winston-Salem: Théodore Pellerin
  • Max: Yanic Truesdale
  • Karl: Hamza Haq
  • Pam: Leni Parker
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