Awake and Sing! (1972)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.829 |
Directed By
Norman Lloyd
Robert Hopkins
Crew
Clifford Odets
Norman Lloyd
Norman Lloyd
Jane Murray
Robert Hopkins
TOP CAST
Walter Matthau
Moe Axelrod
Ron Rifkin
Sam Feinschreiber
Felicia Farr
Hennie
Martin Ritt
Uncle Morty
Leo Fuchs
Jacob
Robert Lipton
Ralph Berger
John Myhers
Schlosser
Ruth Storey
Bessie Berger
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