On the Nickel - Production & Contact Info

On the Nickel (1980)
R
96 min | Drama

On the Nickel (1980)

96 min | Drama

Sam is a recovering alcoholic who feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his old friends living on Los Angeles' skid row.

Director

Writer

Producer

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Wendy Greene Bricmont

Casting Director

Jane Jenkins

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Updated Mar 27, 1980

Release date

Mar 27, 1980 (United States)

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
41 cast members

Name	Known for
Donald Moffat Sam Sam See fewer	The Thing (1982)
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