Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1960)
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Jason Robards burst onto the Broadway scene in 1956 with his performance in Eugene O'Neill's devastating Iceman Cometh, playing the central role of Hickey, a salesman who comes to a rundown bar on a mission to bring peace to its boozing denizens by lifting their illusions--only to wreak… More Jason Robards burst onto the Broadway scene in 1956 with his performance in Eugene O'Neill's devastating Iceman Cometh, playing the central role of Hickey, a salesman who comes to a rundown bar on a mission to bring peace to its boozing denizens by lifting their illusions--only to wreak disaster on them and himself. Four years later, director Sidney Lumet (later to direct such classics as Dog Day Afternoon and Network) made this skillful television version of the play, bringing back Robards, along with a sterling collection of character actors (particularly Myron McCormick as a former communist who comes to see his reasonableness as a form of cowardice) and a young Robert Redford (in a strikingly unheroic role). Robards became famous for his roles in many O'Neill plays; his galvanizing performance drives The Iceman Cometh and makes this production one of the landmarks of television drama. --Bret Fetzer
- Directed By
- Sidney Lumet
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 14, 1960 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's a taped live TV performance of The Play of the Week on National Educational Television, reminding us of the greatness that could be found in early TV's Golden Age.
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
Robards' virtuoso performance as the glad-handing, doom-ridden Hickey is the role's gold standard....
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Mark Bourne, DVDJournal.com
This Broadway Theatre Archive DVD preserves as closely as possible the original audio and visual components.... As a recording of an event, this production makes for one of the most welcome DVD releases and Broadway Theatre Archive's most in-demand title.
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