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Act One(Movie, 1963)

1h 50min | Genre: Drama
Act OneRating: 3.0/5 (with 22 votes)
Act One is a 1963 American film written and directed by Dore Schary, and starring George Hamilton. It is the film version of the 1959 autobiographical book Act One by playwright Moss Hart. A play based on the book premiered on Broadway in 2014. George Hamilton later complained that "Schary de-ethnicized the entire production and took out the brilliance for good measure". ()
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About Act One

This autobiographical story traces the career of playwright Moss Hart. Moss struggles as a dramatic writer until he concentrates his efforts on writing comedy. He suffers through a series of professional and romantic failures before a meeting with George S. Kaufman which changes his fortunes.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 12/26/1963
Director: Dore Schary
Screenwriter: Dore Schary
Director of Photography: Arthur J. Ornitz
Composer: Skitch Henderson
Keywords: biography
Budget: 1,000,000 USD
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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