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Released
1987 · FILM

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Directed by
Jonathan Miller
Written by
Eugene O Neill
Runtime
170 min
Drama
Streaming on
  • The Criterion Channel

Synopsis

*Long Day's Journey Into Night*, Eugene O'Neill's award-winning and classic play, was originally staged in 1986 at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theater. It first appeared on Showtime cable television in April 1987 and later aired for free on PBS stations' American Playhouse series in May 1988. The play centers on a day in the life of a dysfunctional family: James (Jack Lemmon), a wealthy but unsatisfied former thespian, lives with his morphine-addicted wife, Mary (Bethel Leslie), and their two tormented sons, Jamie (Kevin Spacey) and Edmund (Peter Gallagher). As nightfall approaches, truth and madness battle for control over a family tearing itself apart. Directed by theater legend Jonathan Miller, the production was a landmark staging of the searing drama. Jack Lemmon was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Made-for-TV Movie the following year.

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Principal cast & crew: 12

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Edited by Gary L SmithDesigned by Tony Straiges

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