The Problem of the Hero

Feb 17, 2023

1h 25m

★ 10.0

"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

EbzB Productions

AyJ Productions

Gravel Productions

ARRI Film & TV Services

Carolina Custom Video

Eastern Costume

Magick Lantern

Moonshine Post Productions

Storyline Music + Mix

The Problem of the Hero Trailers

Cast

Richard Wright

J. Mardrice Henderson

Paul Green

David zum Brunnen

Ray Collins

Derrick Ivey

Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas

Brandon Haynes

Young Richard Wright

J. Antoine Hendrick

Janet Green

Dena Konkel

Nell Harrison

Josephine Hall

Orson Welles

Charlie Cannon

Walter Ash

Lex Wilson

Jean Rosenthal

Alexa Yeames

Anne Burr

Annie McElroy

Ellen Wright

Calliope George

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