The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died. After meeting Leslie's widow, Inez, who is more flirtatious than grieving, Morroe joins up with three other writer friends, Barnet, Felix, and Holly to attend funeral services. However, the quartet faces numerous obstacles that could keep them from paying their respects.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney LumetDirector
- Peter MatzOriginal Music Composer
- Herbert SargentScreenplay
Cast
- George SegalMorroe Rieff
- Jack WardenBarnet Weinstein
- Joseph WisemanFelix Ottensteen
- Sorrell BookeHolly Levine
- Jessica WalterInez Braverman
- Phyllis NewmanMyra Mandelbaum
- Zohra LampertEtta Rieff
- Godfrey CambridgeTaxi Driver
- Alan KingThe Rabbi
- Anthony HollandMax Ottenstein
- Graham JarvisMan on Bus
- Peter GumenyMan on Bus
Stills
Themes
based on novel or bookfuneraldeath