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AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE: THE CAFETERIA (TV)
Summary
One in this dramatic anthology series. Based on the story by Issac Bashevis Singer, this program is about a series of meetings between a successful writer who was born in Europe, and a Holocaust survivor, who has moved to America with her sick father. The two meet during the 1960s in a New York City cafeteria where local Europeans congregate. The writer is attracted to the intriguing woman, but is unsure of how to help her deal with her peculiar obsession. Includes a promo for "American Playhouse."
Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Hearst Corporation, 1998.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: February 21, 1984 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:24
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:21292
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Drama; Immigrants; Holocaust
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1982-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Promos - "American Playhouse"
CREDITS
- Lindsay Law … Executive Producer
- Michael Shilo … Executive Producer
- Amram Nowak … Executive Producer, Director
- Kirk Simon … Producer
- Manya Starr … Associate Producer
- Ernest Kinoy … Adapted by
- Isaac Bashevis Singer … Based on the short story by
- Leopold Godowsky III … Music by
- Michael Small … Theme Music by
- Boston Saxaphone Quartet … Music Group
- Kenneth Radnofsky … Instrumentalist, Soprano Saxaphone
- Richard Stone … Instrumentalist, Alto Saxaphone
- Peter Cokkinias … Instrumentalist, Tenor Saxaphone
- Steve Young … Instrumentalist, Baritone Saxaphone
- St. James, William … Announcer
- Bob Dishy … Cast, Aaron
- Zohra Lampert … Cast, Esther Mirkin
- Morris Carnovsky … Cast, Boris Mirkin
- Howard Da Silva … Cast, Critic
- Richard Leighton … Cast, Berger (Aaron's Agent)
- Joe Silver … Cast, Gruenwald
- Guy Sorel … Cast, Cafeterianik
- Pierre Epstein … Cast, Cafeterianik
- Robert Heller … Cast, Cafeterianik
- Joseph Leon … Cast
- Leib Lensky … Cast
- Michael Shilo … Cast