Paperback Hero

Paperback Hero

5.6IMDb Score
Released:1973-09-21
Genre:Drama
Duration:93 min
Country:Canada
Director:Peter Pearson
Actors:Keir Dullea, Elizabeth Ashley, John Beck, Dayle Haddon, Franz Russell
Production:Agincourt International

Overview:

A hockey player in a small town begins to lose his grip on reality and starts to believe that he is a gunslinger in the Old West.

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