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The Wool Cap

Film

The Wool Cap

6.2

1h 43m

2004

Synopsis

This film, originally made for tv, stars William H. Macy as a mute superintendent of a apartment building that is falling apart who becomes the unwilling guardian to a young girl with a bit of an attitude. The film is an updated and Americanized version of the 1962 feature film Gigot starring Jackie Gleason, who also wrote the original story.

Director

Steven Schachter

DramaTV Movie

Cast & Crew

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

as Gigot

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

as Gigot's Father

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

as Ira

Keke Palmer

Keke Palmer

as Lou

Cherise Boothe

Cherise Boothe

as Arleen

Catherine O'Hara

Catherine O'Hara

as Gloria

Lucinda Davis

Lucinda Davis

as Jamal's Sister

Isabelle Champeau

Isabelle Champeau

as Flight attendant

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