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Paul's Case
40%
Movie
55m
AI Analysis
Paul's Case (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Paul's Case (1980) — a movie tagged as Drama and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous N… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~55 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Paul's Case 40% (6 votes) — polarizing or niche appeal for this movie.
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Synopsis
Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous New York City.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-02-11
- Runtime
- 55m
- TMDB rating
- 4.0
- TMDB ID
- 215099
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What is Paul's Case about?
Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century P... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Paul's Case?
The official runtime for Paul's Case is approximately 55 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Eric Roberts
Paul
- L
Leta Bonynge
Harpist in Lobby
Lindsay Crouse
First Actress
- R
Robert Dryden
Theater Manager
Michael Higgins
Paul's Father
- F
Fred Ivory
School Principal
Justine Johnston
Madame Heinzel
- B
Bruce Jordan
Teacher
- G
Gus Kaikkonen
Charley Edwards
Kaiulani Lee
Third Actress
- T
Tom Stewart
Yale Man
- M
Michael Wager
- M
Marilyn Abrams
- J
Jack Allen
Bellhop
- B
Brooks Baldwin
- M
Mary Catalfimo
Sam's Wife
- J
John Derby
- A
Andrew Ethier
Boy #1
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