The Big Knife

Summary Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist.

S7.E15 ∙ The Big Knife

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Edward Herrmann Sada Thompson Jeffrey DeMunn Elizabeth Franz

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Genres : Comedy Sci-Fi Drama Romance

Release date : Jul 26, 1988

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Summary Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist.

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Genres : Comedy Sci-Fi Drama Romance

Release date : Jul 26, 1988

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

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