Benny's Place
Brief Synopsis
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The fifth winner of the annual ABC Theater Award for new plays, this drama tells of a proud man who feels that time and younger men threaten his existence after he is forced to take on a young assistant in the factory repair shop that he has run by himself for so long. Louis Gossett, Jr., is the fie
Cast & Crew
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Michael Schultz
Director
Terence Alexander
Wallace Wilkinson
Louis Gossett
Pauline Myers
Lou Walker
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1982
Location
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
The fifth winner of the annual ABC Theater Award for new plays, this drama tells of a proud man who feels that time and younger men threaten his existence after he is forced to take on a young assistant in the factory repair shop that he has run by himself for so long. Louis Gossett, Jr., is the fiercely independent Benny, Cicely Tyson is the gentle, loving woman who patches him up following a mugging by her young nephew, and Anna Maria Horsford is his younger-woman girlfriend who is pressuring him for a commitment.
Director
Michael Schultz
Director
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1982
Location
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 31, 1982
