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Released January 1st, 1973, 'Background' stars Pat Connell The movie has a runtime of about 20 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Background is a 1973 American short documentary film directed by Carmen D'Avino. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The original version was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012." .

'Background' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 1st, 1973