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Secret service

Title
Secret service [videorecording] / by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin.
Publication
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur ; [New York] : Broadway Theatre Archive, [2002]

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Additional Authors
  • Campbell, Ken
  • Freudenberger, Daniel
  • Levin, Peter
  • Holbrook, Hal
  • Streep, Meryl
  • Lithgow, John, 1945-
  • Hurt, Mary Beth
  • Venza, Jac
  • Gillette, William, 1853-1937.
  • WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
  • Kultur International Films.
  • Broadway Theatre Archive.
  • Phoenix Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
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.
Series Statement
  • Theater in America
  • Broadway theatre archive
Uniform Title
  • Theater in America (Television program)
  • Broadway theatre archive.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television plays.
  • Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
  • Feature films.
  • Television adaptations.
  • Spy films.
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.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer, Jac Venza.
Performer (note)
  • Phoenix Theatre, New York: Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, Marybeth Hurt.
Audience (note)
  • MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; Digital video disc, Dolby Digital.
  • DVD.
Call Number
NCOX 1921
ISBN
0769796184
LCCN
032031261891
OCLC
50931778
Title
Secret service [videorecording] / by William Gillette ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin.
Imprint
West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur ; [New York] : Broadway Theatre Archive, [2002]
Series
Theater in America
Broadway theatre archive
Broadway theatre archive.
System Details
DVD; Digital video disc, Dolby Digital.
Performer
Host, Hal Holbrook.
Cast
Phoenix Theatre, New York: Meryl Streep, John Lithgow, Marybeth Hurt.
Credits
Executive producer, Jac Venza.
Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
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Added Author
Campbell, Ken, producer.
Freudenberger, Daniel, director.
Levin, Peter, director.
Holbrook, Hal, host.
Streep, Meryl, actor.
Lithgow, John, 1945- actor.
Hurt, Mary Beth, actor.
Venza, Jac, producer.
Gillette, William, 1853-1937. Secret Service.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Kultur International Films.
Broadway Theatre Archive.
Phoenix Theatre (Organization : New York, N.Y.)
Added Title
Theater in America (Television program)
Other Standard Identifier
032031261891
Publisher No.
D2618 Kultur
Research Call Number
NCOX 1921
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