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A Great American Tragedy

1972 · 1h 15m · Drama

A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.

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Cast

• George Kennedy as Brad Wilkes
• Vera Miles as Gloria Wilkes
• William Windom as Rob Stewart
• Sallie Shockley as Carol
• Kevin McCarthy as Mark Reynolds
• Hilarie Thompson as Julie Wilkes
• James Woods as Rick
• Natalie Trundy as Paula Braun
• Nancy Hadley as Trudy Stewart
• Tony Dow as Johnny
• Marcia Mae Jones as Claire
• John Lasell as Police Sergeant

Details

Director

J. Lee Thompson

Released

October 18, 1972

Runtime

1h 15m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Metromedia Productions and ABC

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.5 / 10 from 4 votes