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You Can't Go Home Again

You Can't Go Home Again

19791.01h 40m

Overview

An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world of the 1920s, his married lover, and the brilliant editor who sees him as a blossoming genius. The story parallels the life of Wolfe himself and his affair with stage designer Aline Bernstein.

Directed by Ralph Nelson
Written by Ian McLellan Hunter, Thomas Wolfe
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Top Cast

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Esther Jack

Chris Sarandon

Chris Sarandon

George Webber

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Foxhall Edwards

Tammy Grimes

Tammy Grimes

Amy Carlton

Christopher Murney

Christopher Murney

Milliken

Roland Winters

Roland Winters

Judge Bland

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Paul Sparer

Fritz Jack

Malachy McCourt

Malachy McCourt

Tim Wagner

Robert Aberdeen

Robert Aberdeen

Piggy Logan

Seth Allen

Seth Allen

Sam Pennock

About You Can't Go Home Again

You Can't Go Home Again is a drama, tv movie film released in 1979. Directed by Ralph Nelson, it stars Lee Grant, Chris Sarandon, Hurd Hatfield. An adaptation of Thomas Wolfe's literary classic, telling of the struggles of a young writer determined to be a success in New York's literary world of the 1920s, his married lover, and the brilliant editor who sees him as a blossoming genius. The story parallels the life of Wolfe himself and his affair with stage designer Aline Bernstein.

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