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Tin Men

Not Rated

ComedyDrama

6.322/10(121 ratings)

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

03-06-1987

1h 52m

Tin Men

Backdrop for Tin Men

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Barry Levinson

Writer:: Barry Levinson

Production:: Silver Screen Partners II, Touchstone Pictures

Key Crew

Director of Photography:: Peter Sova

Executive Producer:: Kim Kurumada

Original Music Composer:: Andy Cox

Original Music Composer:: Roland Gift

Original Music Composer:: David Steele

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en

Main Cast

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