
Nightmare Alley is a movie directed by Guillermo del Toro in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, first published in 1946. The movie features Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Ron Perlman, and others.
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Year
2021
Minutes
139
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
Nightmare Alley
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Country: USA
Year: 2021
Length: 2h19m
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Year
1946
Pages
275
Book Rate
8.08
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Book
Nightmare Alley
Author: William Lindsay Gresham
Country: USA
First published in: 1946
Length: 275 pages
Genre: Fiction
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