Six Characters in Search of An Author
Six Characters in Search of An Author

Movie·1976·1h 36m

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Directed By

Stacy Keach

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story. An adaptation of the classic Luigi Pirandello play, updated to take place in a 1970s television studio.

Written By

Luigi Pirandello

Producer

Norman Lloyd

Themes

based on play or musical

Production House

KCET
Hollywood Television Theatre
Broadway Theatre Archive

Audience Score

65%

2 votes

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Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

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// cast

Cast

John Houseman

John Houseman

The Director

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

The Father

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

The Mother

Beverly Todd

Beverly Todd

The Stepdaughter

James Keach

James Keach

The Son

H.B. Barnum III

The Boy

Claire Touchstone

The Little Girl

Patricia Hitchcock

Patricia Hitchcock

The Character Lady

Laurence Hugo

The Leading Man

Timothy Blake

Timothy Blake

The Leading Lady

Pat Ast

Pat Ast

Madam Pace

Peter Elbling

Peter Elbling

Rudy

Jeremy Foster

The Juvenile

Deborah Winters

Deborah Winters

The Ingenue

// crew

Crew

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Director

Luigi Pirandello

Luigi Pirandello

Writer

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Executive Producer

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