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Joe Gould's Secret

Joe Gould's Secret

Jan 21, 2000 1h 44m
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Around 1940, New Yorker staff writer Joe Mitchell meets Joe Gould, a Greenwich Village character who cadges meals, drinks, and contributions to the Joe Gould Fund and who is writing a voluminous Oral History of the World, a record of 20,000 conversations he's overheard. Mitchell is fascinated with this Harvard grad and writes a 1942 piece about him, "Professor Seagull," bringing Gould some celebrity and an invitation to join the Greenwich Village Ravens, a poetry club he's often crashed. Gould's touchy, querulous personality and his frequent dropping in on Mitchell for hours of chat lead to a breakup, but the two Joes stay in touch until Gould's death and Mitchell's unveiling of the secret.

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Ian Holm

Ian Holm

Joe Gould
Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Joe Mitchell
Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Therese Mitchell
Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland

Elizabeth Mitchell
Hallee Hirsh

Hallee Hirsh

Nora Mitchell
Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Vivian Marquie
John Tormey

John Tormey

Harry Kolis
Jerry Mayer

Jerry Mayer

Minetta Bartender
Nell Campbell

Nell Campbell

Tamar (Hostess)
Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Francis McCrudden
Merwin Goldsmith

Merwin Goldsmith

Monsieur Gerard
Laura Hughes

Laura Hughes

Dr. Kim Maxwell
Steve Martin

Steve Martin

Charlie Duell
James Hanlon

James Hanlon

Mike, Cop at Coffee Shop
David Wohl

David Wohl

Max Gordon
Julie Halston

Julie Halston

Sadie Gordon
Gordon Joseph Weiss

Gordon Joseph Weiss

Man at Flophouse
Gabor Morea

Gabor Morea

Pawnbroker
Mark Casella

Mark Casella

Cop at the Building Site
Jessica Walling

Jessica Walling

Phil (The Writer)
Ben Jones

Ben Jones

Southern Man at the Party
Tom Foral

Tom Foral

Man in Gallery
Hillary Hickam

Hillary Hickam

Greenwich Village Raven (uncredited)
Jon M. McDonnell

Jon M. McDonnell

Bar Patron (uncredited)

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