Sleeper (1973)
Woody Allen takes a nostalgic look at the future.
Genre : Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Runtime : 1H 27M
Director : Woody Allen
Writer : Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
Synopsis
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