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Play of the Week: Rashomon

Play of the Week: Rashomon

19607.01h 30mNR

Overview

Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.

Directed by Sidney Lumet
Written by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Produced by Lewis Freedman
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Top Cast

O

Osceola Archer

Commoner

H

Harry Davis

Police Officer

Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins

Preist

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

Ghoul

Carol Lawrence

Carol Lawrence

Wife

A

Aida Lioy

Medium

James Mitchell

James Mitchell

Husband

Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban

Bandit Tasmoro

Michael Shillo

Michael Shillo

Woodcutter

Themes & Keywords

subjectivity

About Play of the Week: Rashomon

Play of the Week: Rashomon is a crime, drama, mystery, tv movie film released in 1960 exploring themes of subjectivity. Directed by Sidney Lumet, it stars Osceola Archer, Harry Davis, Michael Higgins. Several different accounts of the same incident tell quite different stories about what happened.

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