Stars: Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges

Director: John Frankenheimer

Summary: A film adaptation of the Eugene O'Neill stage play. A man takes part in his landlord's birthday celebration and annual drunken bender. Both characters have regrets but try to make the best of what they have.

Produced as part of the American Film Theater series, which produced films of classic plays with top-shelf actors and directors, this adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's THE ICEMAN COMETH is infused with director Frankenheimer's (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST) trademark kinetic style. Set in 1912, the entire film takes place inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, where its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Interviews With Edie Landau And Richard Pena, AFT Trailer Gallery, AFT Cinebill For The Iceman Cometh, Letter From Ely Landau, AFT A Short History, Eugene ONeill And The Iceman Cometh By Michael Feingold
Year:	1973
Release Date:	August 23, 2004
Runtime:	171 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	F H E D 1785
Label:	American Film Theatre Collection
Keywords:	Man, Action, Ice, General, Iceman, Adventure, Cometh
Genre:	Action/Adventure