The Big Knife
Brief Synopsis
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A televison adaptation of Clifford Odets' 1949 Broadway stage play about greed and avarice in the Hollywood film industry during the 1940s. A top movie star is torn between the lure of a new contract offered by a ruthless studio boss who knows a dark secret from his past, and the love of his wife, w
Cast & Crew
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John L. Jacobs
Director
Harry Ditson
Stubby Kaye
Betsy Brantley
Melinda Mcgraw
Errol John
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (07/20/88), Big Knife
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1988
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A televison adaptation of Clifford Odets' 1949 Broadway stage play about greed and avarice in the Hollywood film industry during the 1940s. A top movie star is torn between the lure of a new contract offered by a ruthless studio boss who knows a dark secret from his past, and the love of his wife, who wants him to break away from the studio.
Director
John L. Jacobs
Director
Cast
Harry Ditson
Stubby Kaye
Betsy Brantley
Melinda Mcgraw
Errol John
William Hootkins
Nehemiah Persoff
Debora Weston
Irene Worth
Colin Bruce
Peter Gallagher
Crew
Dennis Batten
Other
John Biggs
Production Designer
Gilly Brock
Wardrobe Supervisor
Mark Bygraves
Editor
Denise Cockram
Production Assistant
Alan Eagling
Dubbing Mixer
Johnny Goodman
Executive Producer
Mike Gore
Sound Supervisor
Steve Groves
Art Assistant
Wally Hazelhurst
Lighting Director
Bob Hope
Editor
Sharon Howard-field
Casting
John L. Jacobs
Producer
David P I James
Graphics
Kenneth Jupp
Writer
Lindsay Law
Executive Producer
Patricia Lewis
Visual Effects
Clifford Odets
Play As Source Material
Gary Penny
Camera
Tony Poole
Other
Alizon Poulston
Stage Manager
Peter Russell
Props Buyer
Douglas Thorpe
Production Manager
Cherry West
Makeup Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
American Playhouse (07/20/88), Big Knife
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1988
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
