You Can't Go Home Again
Brief Synopsis
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Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world of the 1920s, his married lover and the brilliant editor who sees him as a blossoming genius. The story parallels the life of Wolfe himself and his affair with stage designer
Cast & Crew
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Ralph Nelson
Director
Lee Grant
Esther Jack
Chris Sarandon
George Webber
Hurd Hatfield
Foxhall Edwards
Tammy Grimes
Amy Carlton
Christopher Murney
Milliken
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CBS Television Stations
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world of the 1920s, his married lover and the brilliant editor who sees him as a blossoming genius. The story parallels the life of Wolfe himself and his affair with stage designer Aline Bernstein (called Esther Jack in the novel and here). Editor Maxwell Perkins was the fictional Foxhall Edwards' real-life counterpart.
Director
Ralph Nelson
Director
Cast
Lee Grant
Esther Jack
Chris Sarandon
George Webber
Hurd Hatfield
Foxhall Edwards
Tammy Grimes
Amy Carlton
Christopher Murney
Milliken
Roland Winters
Judge Bland
Paul Sparer
Fritz Jack
Malachy Mccourt
Tim Wagner
Robert Aberdeen
Piggy Logan
Seth Allen
Sam Pennock
Scott Thompson Baker
Sol
John C. Becher
Minister
John Eric Bentley
Higgins
Ronald Bishop
Sidney
Elif Dagfin
Officer
Francesca Desapio
Else Von Kohler
Alfred Hinckley
Mayor Kennedy
Michael Egan
Rex Everhart
John Favorite
Arthur French
Desiree Gould
John Hallow
Edward C Henry
Ray Hill
Thomas Hill
Beej Johnson
Juergen Kuehn
Eileen Letchworth
Abby Lewis
Paul Milikin
Mack R Miller
Gordon Oas-helm
Ralph Redpath
William Robertson
John Seymour
Martin Shakar
Myra Stennett
Jeremiah Sullivan
Vincent Van Lynn
Kai Wulff
Frank Young
Francesca De Sapio
Gordon Oas-heim
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CBS Television Stations
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 25, 1979
