Child of Our Time (Playhouse 90)

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"Child of Our Time"
Playhouse 90 episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 18
Directed by George Roy Hill
Written byIrving Gaynor Neiman (adaptation), Michel del Castillo (book)
Featured musicJerry Goldsmith
Original air dateFebruary 5, 1959 (1959-02-05)
Running time1:29
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"Child of Our Time" was an American television play broadcast on February 5, 1959 as part of the CBS television series, Playhouse 90 . The cast included Robert L. Crawford Jr., Liliane Montevecchi, and Maximillian Schell. George Roy Hill was the director. The teleplay was written by Irving Gaynor Neiman as an adaptation of the book by Michel del Castillo.

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Plot

A young Spanish boy, Tanguy, is deprived of childhood by World War II. He is left in France when his mother returns to Spain to oppose the Franco regime.

Cast

The cast included the following: [1]

Production

The program aired on February 19, 1959, on the CBS television series Playhouse 90. George Roy Hill was the director. The teleplay was written by Irving Gaynor Neiman as an adaptation of the book by Michel del Castillo. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Playhouse 90: Child of Our Time". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. "Playhouse 90, Season 3". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2020.