The Iceman Cometh
They drank and they dreamed...tomorrow they would conquer the world...then along came Hickey.
1973 | 239m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Thomas Quinn Curtiss |
| Staring: |
| Set in 1912, inside a dive bar named The Last Chance Saloon, its destitute patrons eagerly await the arrival of Hickey, who arrives annually and props everyone up with free drinks and spirited stories of his travels. However, when Hickey does show up this year, it is with a message of temperance and an exhortation to give up hopeless dreams and face reality. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Director: | John Frankenheimer |
| Writer: | Thomas Quinn Curtiss |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | prostitute, saloon, despair, based on play or musical, alcoholic, traveling salesman, greenwich village, barflies, 1910s |
| Production Companies | The American Film Theatre, Cinévision Ltée |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Lee Marvin | Theodore 'Hickey' Hickman |
| Fredric March | Harry Hope |
| Robert Ryan | Larry Slade |
| Jeff Bridges | Don Parritt |
| Bradford Dillman | Willie Oban |
| Sorrell Booke | Hugo Kalmar |
| Hildy Brooks | Margie |
| Juno Dawson | Pearl |
| Evans Evans | Cora |
| Martyn Green | Cecil Lewis |
| Moses Gunn | Joe Mott |
| Clifton James | Pat McGloin |
| John McLiam | Jimmy Tomorrow |
| Stephen Pearlman | Chuck Morelo |
| Tom Pedi | Rocky Pioggi |
| George Voskovec | Piet Wetjoen |
| Don McGovern | Moran |
| Bart Burns | Lieb |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Quinn Curtiss | Screenplay |
| John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Eugene O'Neill | Theatre Play |
| Edward Anhalt | Story Consultant |
| Ralph Woolsey | Director of Photography |
| Harold F. Kress | Editor |
| Lynn Stalmaster | Casting |
| Jack Martin Smith | Production Design |
| Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Thomas Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Pat Abbott | Hairdresser |
| Irving Temaner | Production Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Ely A. Landau | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position