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The Five Forty-Eight

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The Five Forty-Eight
Based onThe Five-Forty-Eight by John Cheever
Screenplay byTerrence McNally
Directed byJames Ivory
StarringLaurence Luckinbill
Mary Beth Hurt
Music byJonathan Tunick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerJac Venza
ProducerPeter Weinberg
CinematographyAndrzej Bartkowiak
EditorDavid E. McKenna
Production companyWNET
Original release
NetworkPBS
ReleaseNovember 7, 1979 (1979-11-07)

The Five Forty Eight is a 1979 American television adaptation of John Cheever's short story of the same name, directed by James Ivory.[1]

Cast

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  • Laurence Luckinbill as Blake
  • Mary Beth Hurt as Miss Dent
  • Laurinda Barrett as Louise Blake
  • Dale Hodges as Receptionist
  • Kathy Keeney as Anne Blake
  • Philip Scher as Charlie Blake
  • Jon De Vries as Henry Watkins
  • Nicholas Luckinbill as Tad Watkins
  • Ann McDonough as June Thorpe
  • Robert Hitt as Price
  • Tiger Haynes as Guard
  • Susan Hovey as Girl in elevator
  • John Ramsey as Bartender
  • John Harkins as Trace Bearden
  • Adam Petroski as Conductor

References

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  1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (7 November 1979). "TV: Cheever Puts Terror on the 5:48". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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