Buddy Buddy

Buddy Buddy

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R 1981 · 96 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.

Directed by Billy Wilder · Written by Billy Wilder

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