Getting Away from It All (1972)

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Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would be.
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Jan 18, 1972
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Two city couples decide to leave the hectic urban life and retreat to the country, but find that rural living isn't quite what they thought it would be.

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