Nelson Algren Live (2016)
A performance of some of Nelson Algren's greatest and least known works, performed live at the Steppenwolf theatre in Algren's hometown, Chicago.
Director: Oscar Bucher
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Willem Dafoe as Role1 / Frankie Machine / Role2 / Blackie Cavanaugh |
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Russell Banks as Narrator |
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Don DeLillo as Max |
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Barry Gifford as Nelson Algren |
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Kathy Scambiatterra as Rose |
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Randall Newsome as Doc |
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Martha Lavey as Simone de Beauvoir |
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Rick Kogan as Studs Terkel |
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Dan Simon as Shag Donohue |
| Directing | Oscar Bucher | Director |
| Writing | Nelson Algren | Writer |
| Writing | Barry Gifford | Writer |
| Writing | Dan Simon | Writer |
| Crew | Hugo Pérez | Cinematography |