Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago
2020, English. Directed by Rob Christopher.
Author Barry Gifford's gritty autobiographical stories of growing up in 1950s Chicago provide the backdrop for an impressionistic documentary portrait of a vanished time and place.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Fandor in India.
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- Released
- 28 February 2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Rob Christopher
- Budget
- $100K
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago is streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Fandor in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago?
Roy's World: Barry Gifford's Chicago (2020) was directed by Rob Christopher and stars Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Lili Taylor.