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The Shadow Box ()


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Three terminally-ill cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital's grounds, where they are attended and visited by both family and close friends.

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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins.
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Beverly
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Brian
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Maggie
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Joe
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Felicity
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Agnes
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Mark
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Interviewer
Curtiss Marlowe ...
Steve
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Rogers ...
Mark's Friend (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Paul Newman

Written by

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Michael Cristofer ... (play)
 
Michael Cristofer ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Jill Marti ... producer
Susan Kendall Newman ... producer

Music by

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Henry Mancini

Cinematography by

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Adam Holender ... director of photography

Editing by

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Allan Jacobs

Editorial Department

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Chris Kevin ... post-production coordinator
William Jacobs ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Toni Howard
Lynn Stalmaster

Art Direction by

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Tom H. John ... (as Tom John)

Set Decoration by

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Bill Harp

Makeup Department

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Barbara Guedel ... makeup artist
Jerry Turnage ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Phillip M. Goldfarb ... unit production manager (as Phillip Goldfarb)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mel Howard ... first assistant director
Alice West ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Dick Kyker ... property master
Mort Zwicker ... construction coordinator

Sound Department

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Gary Alexander ... re-recording mixer
Charles Grenzbach ... re-recording mixer (as Bud Grenzbach)
Larry Jost ... sound mixer
George Tyson ... sound utility technician
Kyle Wright ... sound editor
David A. Whittaker ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Rick Martens ... chief lighting technician

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marie Brown ... costumer: women
Robert Harris Jr. ... costumer: men (as Bob Harris Jr.)

Music Department

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John C. Hammell ... music editor (as John Hammell)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Charlotte Dreiman ... production coordinator
Bill McCamey ... supervisor nurse (uncredited)

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Also Known As
  • Mortelle destinée (France)
  • La caja oscura (Spain)
  • La caja de las sombras (Spain)
  • Последни искрици живот (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Pitenevät varjot (Finland)
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  • 96 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The Broadway production of "The Shadow Box" by Michael Cristofer opened at the Morosco Theater in New York on March 31, 1977, ran for 315 performances and won the 1977 Tony Award for Best Play. Michael Cristofer also wrote the screenplay for the movie version. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981). See more »

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