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The Big Knife
(1988)
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Synopsis:
A televison adaptation of Clifford Odets' 1949 Broadway stage play about greed and avarice in the Hollywood film industry during the 1940s. A top movie star is torn between the lure of a new contract offered by a ruthless studio boss who knows a dark secret from his past, and the love of his wife, who wants him to break away from the studio.
Cast
Name
Credits
Betsy Brantley
Marion Castle
Colin Bruce
Hank Teagle
Harry Ditson
Smiley Coy
Errol John
Russell
Stubby Kaye
Nat Danziger
Peter Gallagher
Charlie Castle
William Hootkins
Buddy Bliss
Melinda McGraw
Dixie Evans
Nehemiah Persoff
Marcus Hoff
Debora Weston
Connie Bliss
Irene Worth
Patty Benedict
Company
Name
Credits
HTV Productions
Production Company
Public Television Playhouse
Production Company
Writers
Name
Credits
Kenneth Jupp
Writer
Clifford Odets
Play as Source Material
Producers
Name
Credits
Johnny Goodman
Executive Producer
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
John L Jacobs
Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
John L Jacobs
Director
Casting
Name
Credits
Sharon Howard-Field
Casting
Production Management
Name
Credits
Douglas Thorpe
Production Manager
Alizon Poulston
Stage Manager
Editor
Name
Credits
Mark Bygraves
Editor dubbing editor
Bob Hope
Editor VTR editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
Wally Hazelhurst
Lighting Director
Gary Penny
Camera camera supervisor
