Secret Service / WNET ; the Phoenix Theatre, New York ; by William Gillette ; produced by Ken Campbell ; directed by Daniel Freudenberger and Peter Levin.
Featuring Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and Mary Beth Hurt in some of their earliest television appearances. This thriller by William Gillette tells the tale of a union spy in 1864 working to seize control of the telegraph office in Richmond, Virginia. Posing as a wounded Confederate captain named Thor...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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1977.
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| Series: | Great performances (WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.))
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| Summary: | Featuring Meryl Streep, John Lithgow and Mary Beth Hurt in some of their earliest television appearances. This thriller by William Gillette tells the tale of a union spy in 1864 working to seize control of the telegraph office in Richmond, Virginia. 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 03, 2017) |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (115 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:55:13 |
| Participant or Performer: | Meryl Streep (Edith Varney), John Lithgow (Captain Thorne), Mary Beth Hurt (Caroline Mitford), Don Scardino (Wilfred Varney), Louise Stubbs (Martha), Alice Drummond (Mrs. Varney), David Harris (Jonas), Frederick Coffin (Lieutenant Maxwell), Charles Kimbrough (Benton Arrelsford), Joe Grifasi (Corporal Matson), Stuart Warmflash (Private Eddinger) |
| Language: | In English. |