The Childhood Friend (1994)
40-year-old Arnold Gardner is put in charge of the talk show "The Twenty-fifth Hour" after the death of the former host Duncan Mackay. His role on screen creates immediate interest and the program becomes a great success with TV audiences. This proves to be a period of great satisfaction for Arnold, but his childhood friend, Eddie Greenberg, suddenly comes on the scene. Eddie is ill and frustrated by lack of success, and is so resentful and envious of Arnold's fame that he wants him to make a full public confession of a "sin" he committed in his young days.
Director: Pupi Avati
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Joe Ryan as Ted Gardner |
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Jason Robards III as Arnold Gardner |
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Amy Galper as Norma |
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Robert Swan as Sortino |
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Mary Sellers as Jenny Cohen |
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Carolyn Spence as Mirna |
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Mary Mulligan as Inge |
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Lee Sellars as Randy |
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Jim Mullins as Myers |
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Steve King as Owen |
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Dave Kappas as |
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Gary Houston as Ross |
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Richard Grubbs as Dale |
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Jim Ortlieb as Eddie 'Chuck' Greenberg |
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Anthony Raymond Olson as Mike |
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Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni as Sandy |
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Troy Alan Palmer as Boom |
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Tom George as Reporter |
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Abraham Skaff as Richard Gardner |
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Tom Walljasper as Clive |
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Tiziano Sossi as Policeman (uncredited) |
| Camera | Cesare Bastelli | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Pupi Avati | Director |
| Production | John Douglas Miller | Production Director |
| Writing | Pupi Avati | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Fazzini | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Giorgio Protti | Grip |
| Editing | Amedeo Salfa | Editor |
| Directing | Mariantonia Avati | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sissi Parravicini | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Alberto Lonardi | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Roberto De Nigris | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Christian Lohf | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Paola Tomassi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Raffaele De Luca | Sound |
| Camera | Roger Sutton | Grip |
| Sound | Tullio Arcangeli | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Francesco Russo | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Dick Heuer | Electrician |
| Sound | Stefano Caprioli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Alberto Doni | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Giorgio De Marchis | Electrician |
| Production | Silvia Purificato | Production Secretary |
| Production | Angela Ricci | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Chat Gunter | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Tom Walljasper | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Tommaso Avati | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Piera Gabutti | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Carney | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Aldo Ricci | Key Grip |
| Production | Antonio Avati | Producer |
| Production | Francesco Guerrieri | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Antonio Lucrezio | Electrician |
| Camera | Giovanni Ragone | Camera Operator |
| Production | Aurelio De Laurentiis | Producer |
| Production | Thomas Beall | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giancarlo De Leonardis | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Robert Bernacchi | Production Manager |