The Problem of the Hero(2023)
"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."
In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
Movie: The Problem of the Hero
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Richard Wright
Paul Green
Jean Rosenthal
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