The read
It runs long at 2h 36m.
Synopsis
Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them and the people running with them. Opened on Broadway in 1935, it became one of the Group Theatre's most controversial plays and Odets' favorite.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Glenn JordanDirector
- Clifford OdetsWriter
Cast
- Luther AdlerSelf - Host
- Jo Van FleetClara Gordon
- Eli WallachLeo Gordon
- Sam GroomBen Gordon
- Bernadette PetersLibby Michaels
- George VoskovecGus Michaels
- Cliff GormanKewpie
- Fred GwynneMr. Pike
- Mike KellinSam Katz
- Biff McGuirePhil Foley
- George BartenieffDave
- Jay GarnerMr. May
Themes
filmed theater