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Every man needs a guide. - The Master
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Title: The Master

Release Date: 14 Sep 2012

Runtime: 2h 17m

Genre: Drama

Director: Annapurna Pictures, Ghoulardi Film Company, JoAnne Sellar Productions

Production Companies: Annapurna Pictures, Ghoulardi Film Company, JoAnne Sellar Productions

Overview: Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (2970 votes)

Cast

  • Freddie Quell: Joaquin Phoenix
  • Lancaster Dodd: Philip Seymour Hoffman
  • Peggy Dodd: Amy Adams
  • Clark: Rami Malek
  • Helen Sullivan: Laura Dern
  • Val Dodd: Jesse Plemons
  • Elizabeth Dodd: Ambyr Childers
  • Doris Solstad: Madisen Beaty
  • Bill White: Kevin J. O'Connor
  • Mildred Drummond: Patty McCormack
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