
20 Sep 1991

The Fisher King
Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save themselves.
Sensational Drama That X-rays the Secret Hearts of 5 "Ordinary" Men and Women!
Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the French Resistance, a frustrated race car driver, a prison warden, a former Miss America, and an intellectual who dropped out of society and saw the country as a bum.
Lisette Rene
Mr. Wellington
Joe Dunham
Mary Jones (Miss America)
Bob Nolan
Fred Taylor
Tom Burke
Jim Benson
Swallow
Sam
Dan Barton
Col. Mueller
Pete
Jim Johnson (Mechanic)
Frank Danielson (Mechanic)
Hank
Radio Announcer
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