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1980
  • Drama

The Pocketbook

Runtime
0h 13m
Countries
  • US
  • United States
Languages
  • en
In the course of a botched purse-snatching, a boy comes to question the path of his life. Billy Woodberry’s second film, and first completed in 16mm, adapts Langston Hughes’ short story, Thank You, Ma’am, and features music by Leadbelly, Thelonious Monk and Miles Davis. (Ross Lipman)

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  • Status
    Released
  • Release date
    Jan. 1, 1980
  • Original Language
    English
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  • Production Companies
    • UCLA School of Film and Television