Garbo Talks
Comedy
Drama
Sometimes you can catch a star...
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
1984-10-12
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Cast
Director
Sidney Lumet
Anne Bancroft as Estelle Rolfe
Ron Silver as Gilbert Rolfe
Carrie Fisher as Lisa Rolfe
Catherine Hicks as Jane Mortimer
Steven Hill as Walter Rolfe
Howard Da Silva as Angelo Dakakis
Dorothy Loudon as Sonya Apollinar
Harvey Fierstein as Bernie Whitlock
Hermione Gingold as Elizabeth Rennick
Richard B. Shull as Shepard Plotkin
Michael Lombard as Mr. Morganelli
Alice Spivak as Claire Rolfe
Antonia Rey as Esmeralda
Denny Dillon as Elaine
Max Alexander as Roger Kellerman
Tony DiBenedetto as Construction Worker #1
Roderick Cook as Von Klammer
Mary McDonnell as Lady Capulet
Leila Danette as Augusta
Adolph Green as Self
Christine Parks as Dalmatian Lady (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Cy Coleman as Self (uncredited)
Michael Musto as Self (uncredited)
George Plimpton as Self (uncredited)