Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976•NR•1h 36m•6.5•Released
DramaTV Movie
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
Writer
Luigi Pirandello
Languages
English
Studio
KCET
Cast
John Houseman
The Director
Andy Griffith
The Father
Julie Adams
The Mother
Beverly Todd
The Stepdaughter
James Keach
The Son
H.B. Barnum III
The Boy
Claire Touchstone
The Little Girl
Patricia Hitchcock
The Character Lady
Laurence Hugo
The Leading Man
Timothy Blake
The Leading Lady
Pat Ast
Madam Pace
Peter Elbling
Rudy
Jeremy Foster
The Juvenile
Deborah Winters
The Ingenue
Production
Company
KCET
Company
Hollywood Television Theatre
Company
Broadway Theatre Archive
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