American Splendor
R
Biography
Comedy
Drama
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
- Release Date
- September 12, 2003
- Director
- Shari Springer Berman , Robert Pulcini
- Cast
- Paul Giamatti , Shari Springer Berman , Harvey Pekar , Chris Ambrose , Joey Krajcar , Josh Hutcherson , Mary Faktor , Daniel Tay
- Runtime
- 101 Minutes
- Writers
- Harvey Pekar , Joyce Brabner , Shari Springer Berman , Robert Pulcini
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