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Awake and Sing! (1972)

1972-06-03 · 1h 35m · EN
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The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play. Personalities and politics clash as Odets' mélange of characters try to survive on pennies a day. Walter Matthau plays cynical World War I amputee Moe Axelrod, and Leo Fuchs portrays the family's iron-willed leftist grandfather.

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Norman LloydDirectorClifford OdetsWriterRobert HopkinsDirector

Top billed cast

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Walter MatthauWalter MatthauMoe AxelrodRon RifkinRon RifkinSam FeinschreiberFelicia FarrFelicia FarrHennieMartin RittMartin RittUncle MortyLeo FuchsLeo FuchsJacobRobert LiptonRobert LiptonRalph BergerJohn MyhersJohn MyhersSchlosserRuth StoreyRuth StoreyBessie Berger

Keywords

World war iNew york cityGreat depression

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityWorld War I · New York City · Great DepressionDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWorld War IDirector preference122477 · 1317165Actor preference254268 · 173932 · 73385

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What is Awake and Sing! about?

The Bergers, a blue-collar Jewish family living in an overstuffed tenement and undone by the Depression, struggle through hard times and dream of a better future in this 1972 production of Clifford Odets' pungent play. Personalities and politics clash as Odets' mélange of characters try to survive on pennies a day. Walter Matthau plays cynical World War I amputee Moe Axelrod, and Leo Fuchs portrays the family's iron-willed leftist grandfather.

How long is Awake and Sing!?

Awake and Sing! has a runtime of 95 minutes.