The Five Forty-Eight (1979)
An advertising man, emotionally estranged from his wife and those around him, has seduced and then fired and discarded his secretary. She pursues him and forces him to confront the squalor of his life.
Director: James Ivory
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Laurence Luckinbill as John Blake |
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Mary Beth Hurt as Jane Dent |
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Laurinda Barrett as Louise Blake |
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Philip Scher as Charlie Blake |
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Dale Hodges as Receptionist |
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Kathy Keeney as Anne Blake |
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Jon DeVries as Henry Watkins |
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Nicholas Luckinbill as Tad Watkins |
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Ann McDonough as June Thorpe |
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Robert Hitt as Price |
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Tiger Haynes as Guard |
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Susan Hovey as Girl in Elevator |
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John Ramsey as Bartender |
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John Harkins as Trace Beardon |
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Adam Petroski as Conductor |
| Writing | Terrence McNally | Teleplay |
| Production | Jac Venza | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Weinberg | Producer |
| Editing | David E. McKenna | Editor |
| Art | John Wright Stevens | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Directing | James Ivory | Director |
| Writing | John Cheever | Short Story |
| Camera | Andrzej Bartkowiak | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jonathan Tunick | Original Music Composer |