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New York in the 1920's. The only place to be was the Algonquin, and the only person to know was Dorothy Parker.
Movie · 5.9 / 10 · 57 ratings · 7 Sept 1994 · English · 2h 5m · Released
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted with despair.
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