Corwin (film)

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Corwin
Directed by Les Guthman
Written byLes Guthman
Produced byLes Guthman
CinematographyHarry Dawson
Richard Rutkowski
Edited byMarco Ruggio
Tom Siiter
Release date
  • June 14, 1996 (1996-06-14)(USA)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Corwin is a feature-length documentary by director Les Guthman on Norman Corwin, writer, director and producer during the Golden Age of Radio. Corwin aired on PBS during the 1990s. Actor Charles Laughton said of Corwin, "There is no actor in Hollywood or on Broadway, who would not drop what he is doing to be in one of Norman Corwin's radio plays." [1] [2]

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