The Iceman Cometh (The Play of the Week)
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"The Iceman Cometh" is a 1960 television production of the 1946 Eugene O'Neill play of the same title. Two separate parts were originally broadcast as episodes of The Play of the Week by the television network and syndication service the NTA Film Network (or NTA).[1][2][3]
| "The Iceman Cometh" | |
|---|---|
| The Play of the Week episodes | |
 Broadway Theatre Archive recording DVD cover | |
| Episode nos. | Season 2 Episodes 8 and 9 |
| Directed by | Sidney Lumet |
| Written by | Eugene O'Neill |
| Featured music | special music played by Paul McDonough |
| Original air dates | November 14, 1960 (Part 1) and November 21, 1960 (Part 2) |
| Running time | 102 minutes (Part 1) 106 minutes (Part 2) |
| Guest appearances | |
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and in order of appearance | |
Cast
edit- Jason Robards, Jr. as Theodore "Hickey" Hickman
- Myron McCormick as Larry Slade
- Tom Pedi as Rocky Pioggi
- James Broderick as Willie Oban
- Farrell Pelly as Harry Hope
- Robert Redford as Don Parritt
- Ronald Radd as The Captain Cecil Lewis
- Roland Winters as The General Piet Wetjoen
- Harrison Dowd as James "Jimmy" Tomorrow
- Michael Strong as Chuck Morello
- and Sorrell Booke as Hugo Kalmar
- Maxwell Glanville as Joe Mott
- Charles White as Lt. Pat "Mac" McGloin
- Walter Klavun as Ed Mosher
- Hilda Brawner as Margie
- Julie Bovasso as Pearl
- Herbert Voland as Moran
- Joan Copeland as Cora
References
edit- ^ "11:20 P.M.—Channel 11: Play of the Week. 'The Iceman Cometh'. Often considered one of O'Neill's best efforts…" (The Blade {Toledo, Ohio}, December 30, 1962, page 10)
- ^ "O'Neill Play in Two Parts on Channel 33" (The Gettysburg Times, January 7, 1967, page eight)
- ^ "Play of the Week: The Iceman Cometh" (The Iron Cupcake, May 18, 2014)