Garbo Talks (1984)
Sometimes you can catch a star...
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
- Date of release
- 1984-10-12
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
Casting
- Anne Bancroft — Estelle Rolfe
- Ron Silver — Gilbert Rolfe
- Carrie Fisher — Lisa Rolfe
- Catherine Hicks — Jane Mortimer
- Steven Hill — Walter Rolfe
- Howard Da Silva — Angelo Dakakis
- Dorothy Loudon — Sonya Apollinar
- Harvey Fierstein — Bernie Whitlock
- Hermione Gingold — Elizabeth Rennick
- Richard B. Shull — Shepard Plotkin
- Michael Lombard — Mr. Morganelli
- Ed Crowley — Mr. Goldhammer
Interesting facts
Garbo Talks is a 1984 American comedy-drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, and Carrie Fisher, with an uncredited appearance by Betty Comden as Greta Garbo.
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