Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre (1989)

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : David Heeley

Synopsis

A study of the Group Theatre, a company that changed the face of American drama. The Group was founded in 1931 by Cheryl Crawford, Harold Clurman and Lee Strasberg, who were strongly influenced by the naturalistic acting of Konstantin Stanislavski’s Moscow Art Theatre.

Actors

Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
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Stella Adler
Stella Adler
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Margaret Barker
Margaret Barker
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Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
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Phoebe Brand
Phoebe Brand
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Kate Burton
Kate Burton
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Morris Carnovsky
Morris Carnovsky
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Harold Clurman
Harold Clurman
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Cheryl Crawford
Cheryl Crawford
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John Garfield
John Garfield
Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman
Paul Newman
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Sanford Meisner
Sanford Meisner
Self (archive footage)
Lee Strasberg
Lee Strasberg
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Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
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Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters
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Michael Gordon
Michael Gordon
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Pia Kazan
Pia Kazan
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Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
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Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis
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Dylan McDermott
Dylan McDermott
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James Naughton
James Naughton
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Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson
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Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt
Maria Tucci
Maria Tucci
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Sidney Kingsley
Sidney Kingsley
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Margaret Klenck
Margaret Klenck
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Michael O'Flaherty
Michael O'Flaherty
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Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
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Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
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Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Self

Crews

David Heeley
David Heeley
Director
Joan Kramer
Joan Kramer
Writer
Steve Lawson
Steve Lawson
Writer
Diane Dufalt
Diane Dufalt
Associate Producer
Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
Producer
David Heeley
David Heeley
Producer
Joan Kramer
Joan Kramer
Producer
Susan Lacy
Susan Lacy
Executive Producer
Jac Venza
Jac Venza
Executive Producer
Alan Berliner
Alan Berliner
Editor
James Babbin
James Babbin
Production Assistant
Roger Phenix
Roger Phenix
Sound

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