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Paradise Lost

Feb 25, 1971 · 2h 36m
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Drama
TV Movie

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Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them and the people running with them. Opened on Broadway in 1935, it became one of the Group Theatre's most controversial plays and Odets' favorite.

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CAST

Luther Adler
Self - Host
Jo Van Fleet
Clara Gordon
Eli Wallach
Leo Gordon
Sam Groom
Ben Gordon
Bernadette Peters
Libby Michaels
George Voskovec
Gus Michaels
Cliff Gorman
Kewpie
Fred Gwynne
Mr. Pike
Directed by Glenn Jordan

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Thirteen
Country
US

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