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  • Breaking Point Better Than a Dead Lion (Season 1, Episode 18)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Breaking Point

Better Than a Dead Lion (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

Robert Ryan plays a Hemingway type author whose best days have past. A series of recent "accidents" point to a serious problem. But is it mental or physical in origin or both. The doctors and his wife try to get to the heart of the problem...See moreRobert Ryan plays a Hemingway type author whose best days have past. A series of recent "accidents" point to a serious problem. But is it mental or physical in origin or both. The doctors and his wife try to get to the heart of the problem, but the patient isn't interested in helping them. Written by Thomas A Barnes See less
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Writers
Meta Rosenberg (creator) | Shimon Wincelberg (teleplay) (as Shimon Bar-David) (story) (as Shimon Bar-David) | Morton S. Fine (teleplay) (as Morton Fine)
Producers
Morton S. Fine (as Morton Fine) | David Friedkin
Composer
John Williams (music score) (as Johnny Williams)
Cinematographer
Robert B. Hauser (as Robert Hauser)
Editor
Casting Directors
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 20, 1964

Release date
Jan 20, 1964 (United States)

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5 cast members
Name Known for
Paul Richards
Dr. McKinley Thompson Dr. McKinley Thompson   See fewer
Eduard Franz
Dr. William Raymer Dr. William Raymer   See fewer
Robert Ryan
Lloyd Osment Lloyd Osment   See fewer
Bettye Ackerman
Eunice Osment Eunice Osment   See fewer
John Larkin
Walker Gosse Walker Gosse   See fewer
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