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Chinese Coffee

There's a fine line between friendship and betrayal.

When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

20001h 39mRDrama

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About Chinese Coffee

Directors
Al Pacino
Cast
Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd, Ellen McElduff, Michel Moinot, Judette Jones
Genres
Drama
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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