On the Nickel (1980)
You can find love in the most unusual places
Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.
- Date of release
- 1980-05-08
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Ralph Waite
Casting
- Donald Moffat — Sam
- Ralph Waite — C.G.
- Penelope Allen — Rose
- Hal Williams — Paul
- Jack Kehoe — Bad Mood
- Lane Smith — Preacher
- James Gammon — Peanut John
- Jack O'Leary — Big William
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