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Scent of a Woman

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Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.
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It might soar on Al Pacino's performance more than the drama itself, but what a performance it is -- big, bold, occasionally over-the-top, and finally giving the Academy pause to award the star his first Oscar.

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Martin Brest

Director

Al Pacino

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade

Chris O'Donnell

Charlie Simms

James Rebhorn

Mr. Trask

Gabrielle Anwar

Donna

Philip Seymour Hoffman

George Willis, Jr.

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Synopsis Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but she didn't reckon on Frank spending his Thanksgiving in New York.
Director
Martin Brest
Producer
Martin Brest
Screenwriter
Bo Goldman
Production Co
Universal Pictures, City Lights Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Holiday, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 1992, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.1M
Runtime
2h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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