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Nuts

Mad As In Angry. Or Just Plain... NUTS

19876.31h 56m

Overview

A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

Directed by Martin Ritt
Written by Alvin Sargent, Darryl Ponicsan, Tom Topor
Produced by Barbra Streisand
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0M0

Top Cast

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Claudia Draper

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Aaron Levinsky

Maureen Stapleton

Maureen Stapleton

Rose Kirk

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Arthur Kirk

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Dr. Herbert A. Morrison

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Francis MacMillan

James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Judge Stanley Murdoch

Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

Allen Green

William Prince

William Prince

Clarence Middleton

Dakin Matthews

Dakin Matthews

Judge Lawrence Block

Themes & Keywords

courtcall girlhearingself-defensebased on play or musicalmurder

About Nuts

Nuts is a drama film released in 1987 exploring themes of court, call girl, hearing, self-defense, based on play or musical, murder. Directed by Martin Ritt, it stars Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton. A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

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