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65% Critic Match
Six Characters in Search of An Author
6.5 / 10• 1976• 1h 36m•NR• English
DramaTV Movie
Storyline
A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story. An adaptation of the classic Luigi Pirandello play, updated to take place in a 1970s television studio.
Cast & Crew
John Houseman
The Director
Lead
Andy Griffith
The Father
Julie Adams
The Mother
Beverly Todd
The Stepdaughter
James Keach
The Son
HB
H.B. Barnum III
The Boy
CT
Claire Touchstone
The Little Girl
Patricia Hitchcock
The Character Lady
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Stacy Keach's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Six Characters in Search of An Author is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
