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Final Performance, Or The Curtain Falls
Charles George
The Big Knife
by Clifford Odets
Synopsis
THE STORY: We witness the last few days of Charlie Castle, a top movie star and an idealist, whose years of compromise with his beliefs for the sake of a Hollywood career have resulted in the slow destruction of his personality.
We see his struggle
Press Reviews
"Not many playwrights can create characters as perceptive as these. Mr. Odets' dialogue is also fresh and dynamic.“ —The New York Times. ”Written with bold strokes of authenticity, it combines philosophy with stark realism to produce a provocative play based on the subject 'success'…and moral values."
— Variety
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1963
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822201151
ISBN-10 0822201151
LCC PS3529.D46 B54 1976x
The Big Knife is a American play written by Clifford Odets and published by Dramatists Play Service (1963).
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