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Legend of 1900, The (1998)

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Release Date: December 25, 1998 (LA/NY)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 121 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language.
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer: Giuseppe Tornatore, Alessandro Baricco
Cast: Tim Roth, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Melanie Thierry, Bill Nunn, Peter Vaughan, Clarence Williams, Noriko Aida, Niall O'Brien

The story of an individual who is born and raised on a ship, learning about people and the outside world through interactions with the ship's rotating passengers, THE LEGEND OF 1900 comes from director Guiseppe Tornatore. When a deckhand, Boodman (Bill Nunn), discovers a newborn baby on January 1, 1900, he Christens him Danny Boodman T.D. Lemon 1900. A freak accident takes the life of the older Boodman, and 1900 (Tim Roth) is looked after Read more

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Grade: A- Tim Roth, probably one of the most overlooked actors in Hollywood today, stars as the title character in "The Legend of 1900," an elegant movie about a young man named 1900 - yes, that's his name - who has lived his entire life on a cruise ship. Read the full movie review

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