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Movie · 1976

Six Characters in Search of An Author

Released 14 October 1976 More from 1976 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A rehearsal is disrupted when six figures mysteriously appear on the stage, claiming to be fictional characters from an unfinished play searching for an author to tell their tragic story. An adaptation of the classic Luigi Pirandello play, updated to take place in a 1970s television studio.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
John Houseman
as The Director
74
Julie Adams
as The Mother
49
Patricia Hitchcock
as The Character Lady
48
Beverly Todd
as The Stepdaughter
30
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
44years between the oldest and youngest billed
74John Houseman — oldest on the call sheet
30Beverly Todd — youngest billed
50average age of the credited cast
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