Comedy ·Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1971 · 56m

The Typists

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Director
Glenn Jordan
Cast
Anne Jackson as Sylvia Payton Eli Wallach as Paul Cunningham
Crew
Ray Steele — Editor Murray Schisgal — Writer Lewis Freedman — Producer
Synopsis

Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia. Through a series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, the story of their relationship and developing romance unfolds. Emmy Award winner Glenn Jordan directs this volume from the Broadway Theater Archive.

Mood & Themes
stage adaptation
Key Collaborators
Glenn Jordan Director Ray Steele Editor Murray Schisgal Writer Lewis Freedman Producer
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