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 Knight Lear Morgan Upton Earl of Gloucester Joseph Spano Earl of Kent Trish Van Devere Amy 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
Wolper Pictures
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- 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)