One is a Lonely Number

Synopsis
Feature film. When Amy Brower’s marriage to her professor husband James breaks up after he leaves with a student, Amy suffers depression and shock and tries to find ways of addressing the situation. In an early sequence she sees a performance of King Lear and cries uncontrollably, indentifying with Lear’s abandonment.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1972
Duration
97 mins

Credits

Director
Mel Stuart
Producer
Stan Margulies
Cinematographer
Michel Hugo
Screenplay
David Seltzer
Music
Michel Legrand
Art Direction
Walter M. Simonds
Cast
Dudley KnightLear
Morgan UptonEarl of Gloucester
Joseph SpanoEarl of Kent
Trish Van DevereAmy Brower

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Based on the short story ‘The Good Humor Man’ by Rebecca Morris, first published in ‘The New Yorker’ on June 17, 1967.

Production Company

Name

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Name

Wolper Pictures

Archive

Name

UCLA Film & Television Archive

Email
arsc@ucla.edu
Web
http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
Phone
(310) 206 5388
Fax
(310) 206 5392
Address
Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "One is a Lonely Number". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73166 (Accessed 02 Nov 2024)