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Iceman

“A stone age man in a space age world... ...All he wants is a friend.”

1984 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Fred Schepisi · Australia · American Independent Cinema
DramaSci-Fi

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Cast

Timothy Hutton Lindsay Crouse John Lone Josef Sommer David Strathairn Philip Akin

Credits

Written by: Chip Proser

Plot

Scientists thaw a 40,000-year-old man found in Arctic ice and an anthropologist tries to communicate with him.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fred Schepisi's sci-fi drama is thoughtful and moving, with Timothy Hutton and John Lone.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (6,605 votes)
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