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Between the Lines

5.519771h 41mRMovieComedyDrama

The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 1960s, struggles with the shifting social climate of the '70s amid rumors that the paper is about to be sold to a media giant.

DirectorJoan Micklin Silver
WritersFred Barron·David Helpern
ProducerRaphael D. Silver

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Streaming in 1 other country

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Cast · Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

JHJohn Heard
John Heard
Harry
LCLindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse
Abbie
JGJeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
Max
JEJill Eikenberry
Jill Eikenberry
Lynn
BKBruno Kirby
Bruno Kirby
David
GWGwen Welles
Gwen Welles
Laura
SCStephen Collins
Stephen Collins
Michael
LSLewis J. Stadlen
Lewis J. Stadlen
Stanley
JK
Jon Korkes
Frank
MPMichael J. Pollard
Michael J. Pollard
The Hawker
LSLane Smith
Lane Smith
Roy Walsh
JMJoe Morton
Joe Morton
Ahmed

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