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Garbo Talks

6.319841h 43mPG-13MovieComedyDrama

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…

DirectorSidney Lumet
WriterLarry Grusin
ProducersBurtt Harris·Elliott Kastner

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Cast · Directed by Sidney Lumet

ABAnne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Estelle Rolfe
RSRon Silver
Ron Silver
Gilbert Rolfe
CFCarrie Fisher
Carrie Fisher
Lisa Rolfe
CHCatherine Hicks
Catherine Hicks
Jane Mortimer
SHSteven Hill
Steven Hill
Walter Rolfe
HSHoward Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Angelo Dakakis
DLDorothy Loudon
Dorothy Loudon
Sonya Apollinar
HFHarvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein
Bernie Whitlock
HGHermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold
Elizabeth Rennick
RSRichard B. Shull
Richard B. Shull
Shepard Plotkin
MLMichael Lombard
Michael Lombard
Mr. Morganelli
EC
Ed Crowley
Mr. Goldhammer

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Garbo Talks — streaming FAQ

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Garbo Talks is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in United Kingdom, and available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Video. It's not currently on Netflix.

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