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The Master
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- How long is The Master?
- The Master is 2 hr 16 min long.
- Who directed The Master?
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Who is Freddie Quell in The Master?
- Joaquin Phoenix plays Freddie Quell in the film.
- What is The Master about?
- Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) is a troubled, boozy drifter struggling with the trauma of World War II and whatever inner demons ruled his life before that. On a fateful night in 1950, Freddie boards a passing boat and meets Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman), the charismatic leader of a religious movement called the Cause. Freddie tries hard to adhere to Dodd's weird teachings and forms a close bond with his mentor, even as other members of Dodd's inner circle see him as a threat.