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1996 • 2h 10min • R • Drama

The People vs. Larry Flynt

"You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?"

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

IMDb 7.3

RT 88%

MC 79

Director

Miloš Forman

Writers

Scott Alexander

Larry Karaszewski

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Woody Harrelson

Larry Flynt

Courtney Love

Althea Leasure

Edward Norton

Alan Isaacman

Brett Harrelson

Jimmy Flynt

Donna Hanover

Ruth Carter Stapleton

James Cromwell

Charles Keating

Crispin Glover

Arlo

Vincent Schiavelli

Chester

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Courtney Love Althea Leasure

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Crispin Glover Arlo

Vincent Schiavelli Chester

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Jan Tříska The Assassin

Cody Block 10-Year-Old Larry

Ryan Post 8-Year-Old Jimmy

Robert Davis Old Hillbilly

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