
Playing 'In the Company of Men'(2003)
A troupe of actors rehearse a play. In the play-within-the-film, an ambitious son and his distant father fight for control of an armaments firm and are pushed to eventual destruction by dangerous outside forces and traitorous aides.


Movie: Playing 'In the Company of Men'
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