The Music school

United States, 1974

Film
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Episode of Series “The American Short Story”.
An adaptation of John Updike’s short story written in 1964 in which a middle aged writer attempts to find some meaning for his life. Narrated by Colleen Dewhurst.

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Credits

director

John Korty

producer

Dan McCann

production company

Learning in Focus

Duration

00:29:30:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1974

Appears in

Group of items

The American Short Story

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

005719

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Literature - Study and teaching

Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Film adaptations

Literature → Literature - Study and teaching

Literature → Short stories

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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