Our Town (2003 film)

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Our Town
Based on Our Town (1938 play)
by Thornton Wilder
Written by Thornton Wilder
Directed by James Naughton
Starring Paul Newman
Maggie Lacey
Ben Fox
Jayne Atkinson
Frank Converse
Jane Curtin
Jeffrey DeMunn
Music by John Oddo
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Joanne Woodward
ProducersMarc Bauman
Rebecca Eaton
Cinematography Phil Abraham
EditorCamilla Toniolo
Running time120 minutes
Production companiesLine by Line Productions
Westport Country Playhouse
Original release
Network Showtime
ReleaseMay 24, 2003 (2003-05-24)

Our Town is a 2003 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1938 play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Paul Newman, who was nominated for both an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding acting. It was filmed at the Booth Theatre in Manhattan, where it played on Broadway in 2002. The production originated at the Westport Country Playhouse. The film originally aired May 24, 2003, on Showtime and was also shown on PBS as part of Masterpiece Theatre on October 5, 2003.

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Plot summary

Our Town describes the relationship between George Gibbs and Emily Webb, in the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire.

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