Long Day's Journey into Night

• Director: David Wellington
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Family Drama, Addiction Drama
• Themes: All Washed Up, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction
• Release Year: 1996
• Country: CA
• Run Time: 174 minutes

Plot

This slightly abridged version of Eugene O'Neill's classic play was originally staged by director David Wellington at the prestigious Stratford Festival in Canada. In order to better fit the unusually designed stage at the Tom Patterson Theatre where the production was staged, Wellington utilized minimal sets. To maintain a keen emotional edge, he filmed the play in sequence. The somewhat autobiographical story chronicles the strife within a dysfunctional Irish family. The mother is a morphine addict; the cheapskate father is an alcoholic. Their sons are caught in the middle between the couple's endless struggles as is the family maid. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Martha Henry - Mary Cavan Tyrone; Tom McCamus - Edmund Tyrone; Martha Burns - Cathleen; William Hutt - James Tyrone; Peter Donaldson - James Tyrone Jr.

Credit

Linda Muir - Costume Designer, David Wellington - Director, Susan Shipton - Editor, Ron Sures - Songwriter, John Dondertman - Production Designer, David Franco - Cinematographer, Niv Fichman - Producer, Daniel Iron - Producer, John J. Thomson - Sound/Sound Designer, Eugene O'Neill - Screenwriter

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