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film by Altman [1996]

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In Robert Altman: 1980s and ’90s of Robert Altman
…the 1930s in Altman’s birthplace, Kansas City (1996) features Harry Belafonte as crime lord and Dermot Mulroney as a cocky young gangster. Some critics found its story to be neither memorable nor original but were more complimentary of its depiction of Kansas City’s rich jazz heritage. Like so many of…
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role of Belafonte

In Harry Belafonte
…Night (1974), The Player (1992), Kansas City (1996), Bobby (2006), and BlacKkKlansman (2018).
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