Rebel in the Rye

Behind every masterpiece is a story.

The life of celebrated but reclusive author J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel The Catcher in the Rye.

2017

1h 46min

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Top Billed Cast

Nicholas Hoult
J.D. Salinger
Kevin Spacey
Whit Burnett
Victor Garber
Sol Salinger
Hope Davis
Miriam
Zoey Deutch
Oona O'Neill
Lucy Boynton
Claire Douglas
Brian d'Arcy James
Giroux
Eric Bogosian
Harold Ross
Bernard White
Swami Nikhilananda
Jefferson Mays
William Maxwell
Will Rogers
Herb Kaufman
Sarah Paulson
Dorothy Olding
James Urbaniak
Gus Lobrano
Caitlin Mehner
Blythe Chaucer
Anna Bullard
Sylvia Welter
Keenan Jolliff
Clay Miller
Kristine Froseth
Shirley Blaney
Adam Busch
Nigel Bench
David Berman
Dr. Samuel Bater
Amy Rutberg
Betsy Hopper

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