The Fourth Wise Man

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The Fourth Wise Man
Screenplay by Tom Fontana
Story by Henry van Dyke Jr.
Directed byMichael Ray Rhodes
Starring Martin Sheen
Eileen Brennan
Alan Arkin
Theme music composer Bruce Langhorne
Chris Stone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersLewis Abel
Michael Ray Rhodes
CinematographyJon Kranhouse
EditorMark Goldberg
Running time72 minutes
Production company Paulist Productions
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseMarch 30, 1985 (1985-03-30)

The Fourth Wise Man is a 1985 American television film directed by Michael Ray Rhodes and starring Martin Sheen, Eileen Brennan and Alan Arkin. [1] [2]

Contents

The story was adapted from Henry van Dyke Jr.'s 1895 short story, The Other Wise Man . [3]

Cast

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References

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  2. Margulies, Lee (28 March 1985). "WITH 'THE FOURTH WISE MAN' : FATHER KIESER HITS PRIME TIME AT LAST". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. O'Connor, John J. (30 March 1985). "TV:'THE FOURTH WISE MAN' ON ABC". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 July 2020.