Bluffing It

Bluffing It

1987 · 96 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Family, TV Movie

A functionally illiterate factory foreman (Dennis Weaver) loses his job after refusing a promotion that requires reading.

Directed by James Steven Sadwith · Written by Linda Johnsson

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