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1989
Not Rated
1h 40m
7.2IMDb

Drama

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What it's about

This film reconstructs the true story of stockbroker William Griffith Wilson, a World War I veteran whose small drinking problem becomes a serious addiction after he loses his fortune in the stock market collapse of 1929. Wilson's career and his domestic life are in tatters when he meets Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith also struggling with a drinking problem. The two form a support group that becomes the basis for the organization Alcoholics Anonymous.

Cast and crew

Director: Daniel Petrie
Writer: William Borchert
Starring: James Woods, JoBeth Williams, James Garner

Details

Release date: Apr 30, 1989
Language: English
Country: United States
Awards: Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win & 9 nominations total