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Portland 1977... was the price too high?

Genres

Drama

OverView

Facing eviction, the residents of a bohemian quarter of Portland, Oregon organize to collectively purchase a block of houses, only to get a crash course in bureaucracy.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

03 February 1979

Country

Cast

Walt Curtis

Walt Curtis

Lola Desmond

Lola Desmond

Cork Hubbert

Cork Hubbert

Christopher Hershey

Christopher Hershey

Marjorie Sharp

Marjorie Sharp

Richard Tyler

Richard Tyler

Karen Irwin

Karen Irwin

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