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Six Characters in Search of An Author

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Six Characters in Search of An Author

6.0

1h 36m

1976

Synopsis

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.

Director

Stacy Keach

DramaTV Movie

based on play or musical

Cast & Crew

John Houseman

John Houseman

as The Director

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

as The Father

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

as The Mother

Beverly Todd

Beverly Todd

as The Stepdaughter

James Keach

James Keach

as The Son

H.B. Barnum III

as The Boy

Claire Touchstone

as The Little Girl

Patricia Hitchcock

Patricia Hitchcock

as The Character Lady

Laurence Hugo

as The Leading Man

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