ITV Play of the Week The Big Knife (Season 4, Episode 18)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

ITV Play of the Week

The Big Knife (Season 4, Episode 18)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is...See moreCharles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist. Written by Thomas Robin See less

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Louise Allbritton Marion Castle Marion Castle See fewer	Son of Dracula (1943)
Daphne Anderson Connie Bliss Connie Bliss See fewer	The Beggar's Opera (1953)
Phil Brown Hank Teagle Hank Teagle See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Alfred Burke Smiley Coy Smiley Coy See fewer	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Paul Carpenter Buddy Bliss Buddy Bliss See fewer	The Hornet's Nest (1955)
James Clarke Russell Russell See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Patrick McGoohan Charles Castle Charles Castle See fewer	The Prisoner (1967)
Martin Miller Nat Danziger Nat Danziger See fewer	Exodus (1960)
Eric Pohlmann Marcus Hoff Marcus Hoff See fewer	The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Maggie Smith Dixie Evens Dixie Evens See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Mavis Villiers Patty Benedict Patty Benedict See fewer	Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)