Movie
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Overview
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
Details
- Release date
- 2010-01-25
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Break Thru Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Joan Rivers as Self
- Melissa Rivers as Self
- Kathy Griffin as Self
- Don Rickles as Self
Crew
- Ricki Stern - Director
- Anne Sundberg - Director
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