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Classic Film Returns To Theaters

by Rick Karr, NPR
February 24, 2011

On the Bowery inspired John Cassavetes to make movies — that's how good it is. It was nominated for an Oscar and won a top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Yet the 1957 docudrama has rarely been seen since then. Now, the story of alcoholics on the Bowery is back in theaters.

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  • All Things Considered, February 24, 2011
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