Secret service / by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin.

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The Phoenix Theatre production of William Gillette's 1895 spy thriller, set in Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Tells the tale of a Union spy working to seize control of the Richmond telegraph office. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thorne, the spy's false orders to a Confederate Army comma...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Broadway theatre archive.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Kultur International Films
Broadway Theatre Archive
Phoenix Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Campbell, Kenneth
Freudenberger, Daniel
Levin, Peter
Holbrook, Hal
Streep, Meryl
Lithgow, John, 1945-
Hurt, Mary Beth
Venza, Jac
Gillette, William, 1853-1937
Language:English
Published: West Long Branch, NJ : [New York] : Kultur ; Broadway Theatre Archive, [2002]
Series:Broadway theatre archive.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Romances > Virginia > Richmond > Drama.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Secret service > Drama.
Richmond (Va.) > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama.
Television plays.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Television adaptations.
Spy films.
Genre:
Drama.
Television plays.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Feature films.
Television adaptations.
Spy films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The Phoenix Theatre production of William Gillette's 1895 spy thriller, set in Richmond, Virginia in 1864. Tells the tale of a Union spy working to seize control of the Richmond telegraph office. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thorne, the spy's false orders to a Confederate Army commander raise the suspicions of a southern agent, who uses a local girl in love with Thorne as his reluctant accomplice to set a trap.
Note:Originally broadcast as an episode on the television series "Theater in America" in 1977 a production of Thirteen/WNET. Original theatrical Release Date: January 12, 1977.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ5 D0016502 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:0769796184
9780769796185
Credits:Executive producer, Jac Venza.
System Details:DVD; Digital video disc, Dolby Digital.
Participant or Performer:
Host, Hal Holbrook.
Cast:
Phoenix Theatre, New York ; Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, Marybeth Hurt.