The Five Forty-Eight

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The Five Forty-Eight
Based on The Five-Forty-Eight by John Cheever
Screenplay by Terrence McNally
Directed by James Ivory
Starring Laurence Luckinbill
Mary Beth Hurt
Music by Jonathan Tunick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Jac Venza
Producer Peter Weinberg
Cinematography Andrzej Bartkowiak
EditorDavid E. McKenna
Production company WNET
Original release
Network PBS
ReleaseNovember 7, 1979 (1979-11-07)

The Five Forty Eight is a 1979 American television adaptation of John Cheever's short story of the same name, directed by James Ivory.

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