The Seven Minutes

Jul 23, 1971

1h 51m

★ 5.8

The Best Seller They Damned and Banned

Overview

To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material. The defense attorneys need to uncover the mystery of the original publication of the book.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Russ Meyer Productions

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Cast

Mike Barrett

Wayne Maunder

Maggie Russell

Marianne McAndrew

Elmo Duncan

Philip Carey

Luther Yerkes

Jay C. Flippen

Faye Osborn

Edy Williams

Constance Cumberland

Yvonne De Carlo

Sean O'Flanagan

John Carradine

Judge Upshaw

Harold J. Stone

Phil Sanford

Tom Selleck

Irwin Blair

Stanley Adams

Sheri Moore

Yvonne D'Angers

Anna Lou White

Jan Shutan

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