Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Brief Synopsis
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In this dramatization of the story of Argentine newspaper publisher Timerman's experiences and torture in a secret prison, the casting of both Roy Scheider and Liv Ullmann, as Timerman and his wife, raised a good many critical eyebrows and seemed to work against the movie, as did trying to make New
Cast & Crew
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Linda Yellen
Director
Robert Stattel
Sam Robards
Paul Collins
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Richard Cottrell
Film Details
Also Known As
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number, Prisoner Without a Name
Genre
Political
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
In this dramatization of the story of Argentine newspaper publisher Timerman's experiences and torture in a secret prison, the casting of both Roy Scheider and Liv Ullmann, as Timerman and his wife, raised a good many critical eyebrows and seemed to work against the movie, as did trying to make New York City and New Jersey, where it was filmed, pass for downtown Buenos Aires and surroundings.
Director
Linda Yellen
Director
Cast
Robert Stattel
Sam Robards
Paul Collins
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Richard Cottrell
Richard Russell Ramos
Kaiulani Lee
Frances Conroy
Roy Brocksmith
Joe Costa
Michael Pearlman
Natalija Nogulich
Leland Schwantes
Bryce Holman
Camille Saviola
Michael Medeiros
Leslie Lyles
David Orange
J.t. Walsh
Rocco Sisto
Ed Herlihy
Stephen Zettler
Joanna Merlin
Christopher Murney
Castulo Guerra
Charles Felder
Barbara Hanna
Liv Ullmann
Terry O'quinn
Carl Pistilli
David Cryer
Zach Galligan
Trini Alvarado
Ken Gray
Lee Wilkof
Roy Scheider
Art Vasil
Crew
Richard Dorso
Executive Producer
Oliver P Drexell Jr.
From Story
Oliver P Drexell Jr.
Screenplay
Ben Edwards
Art Director
Terry Ellis
Executive Producer
William Farley
Hair
Brad Fiedel
Music
Jay Freund
Editor
Robert Laden
Makeup
Ruth Morley
Costumes
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director Of Photography
Kim Ornitz
Sound
Jonathan Platnick
Screenplay
Jonathan Platnick
Associate Producer
Stan Silverman
From Story
Jacobo Timerman
Book As Source Material
Linda Yellen
Producer
Linda Yellen
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number, Prisoner Without a Name
Genre
Political
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 22, 1983
