Harry and Tonto

Name: Harry and Tonto
Director: Paul Mazursky
Released: 1974-08-12T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.1

1974 · TMDB 7.1

Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

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Art Carney's Oscar-winning turn as a widower evicted from his New York apartment, who embarks on a cross-country journey with his cat, reflecting on a life of missed connections.

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Art Carney Ellen Burstyn Geraldine Fitzgerald Chief Dan George Larry Hagman René Enríquez Philip Bruns Herbert Berghof Michael McCleery Josh Mostel Melanie Mayron Rashel Novikoff

Director · Paul Mazursky Producer · Paul Mazursky Writer · Paul Mazursky Writer · Josh Greenfeld Cinematography · Michael C. Butler Composer · Bill Conti Editor · Richard Halsey

Runtime: 115 min
Released: 1974-08-12
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.1

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Art Carney's Oscar-winning turn as a widower evicted from his New York apartment, who embarks on a cross-country journey with his cat, reflecting on a life of missed connections.