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Broken Glass (1997)

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Film details

Featuring

Mandy Patinkin Henry Goodman Margot Leicester
Countries

United Kingdom USA
Year

1997
Genre

Drama
Type

Television
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Film version of the Arthur Miller play. Set in Brooklyn in 1938, a few days after the Kristallnacht Nazi attack on Germany's Jewish community, a woman, Sylvia Gellburg, suddenly and mysteriously loses the use of her legs. Dr Harry Hyman is called in to treat her and over time she reveals anxiety about her marriage and the situation in Berlin.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Dr Harry Hyman
    
    Mandy Patinkin
  - Philip Gellburg
    
    Henry Goodman
  - Sylvia Gellburg
    
    Margot Leicester
  - Margaret Hyman
    
    Elizabeth McGovern
  - Harriet
    
    Julia Swift
  - Stanton Case
    
    Ed Bishop
  - David
    
    Nitzan Sharron
  - J. O'Leary
    
    Mark Lambert
  - Flora
    
    Sharon D. Clarke
  - Dr Sherman
    
    John Sterland
  - Myra
    
    Gabrielle Lloyd
  - neighbour
    
    Sam Douglas
  - Bilvan Der Hart
    
    Jason Shepard
  - Bernard
    
    John Rogan
  - Jewish paperboy
    
    Konstantine Kostov
  - [Kevin Sullivan]
    
    Paul Birchard
  - [Allen Kershowitz]
    
    Frank Lazarus
  - [auctioneer]
    
    Bob Sherman
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    David Thacker
  - Production Company
    
    BBC
  - Production Company
    
    WGBH (Boston)
  - Executive Producer (BBC)
    
    Simon Curtis
  - Executive Producer (WGBH/Boston)
    
    Rebecca Eaton
  - Producer
    
    Fiona Finlay
  - Associate Producer
    
    Ruth Mayorcas
  - 1st Assistant Director
    
    Alan Charlesworth
  - Screenplay
    
    David Holman
  - Screenplay
    
    David Thacker
  - Based on the play by
    
    Arthur Miller
  - Director of Photography
    
    John Daly
  - Clapper/Loader
    
    Lang, Paul
  - Editor
    
    Kate Evans
  - Production Designer
    
    Bruce Macadie
  - Art Director
    
    Sara Hawden
  - Costume Designer
    
    Lynn Avery
  - Make-up/Hair Design
    
    Gillian Thomas
  - Music
    
    Adrian Johnston
  - Sound Recording
    
    Terry Elms
  - Studio
    
    Ealing Studios

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