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Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 77
IMDb7.4
Running time
56 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −44 min on the typical 100
typical 10056Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries
Released
1971
October 7, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Glenn Jordan Director
Writing · 1
- Murray Schisgal Writer, Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Lewis Freedman Producer
Editing · 1
- Ray Steele Editor
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