The Ten-Year Lunch (1987)
The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table
The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table group included short story and poetry writer Dorothy Parker; comic actor and writer Robert Benchley; The New Yorker founder Harold Ross; columnist and social reformer Heywood Broun; critic Alexander Woollcott; and playwrights George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber and Robert Sherwood.
Director: Aviva Slesin
Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Runtime: 56 min
Release Date: September 28, 1987
Cast
- Heywood Hale Broun - Himself - Host
- Marc Connelly - Himself - Participant
- Margalo Gillmore - Herself - Participant
- Ruth Gordon - Herself - Participant
- Averell Harriman - Himself - Participant
- Helen Hayes - Herself - Participant
- Roberta Maxwell - Dorothy Parker (voice)
- Marshall Efron - Alexander Woollcott (voice)
- Cynthia Adler - Edna Ferber (voice)
- Nat Benchley - Robert Benchley (voice)
Screenplay
Cinematography: Don Lenzer, Stuart Math
Editing: Donna Marino
Production: American Masters Pictures, Aviva Films, Thirteen
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
new york city, journalist, playwright, writer, woman director, 1920s, algonquin hotel, literary lunch
More Films by Director: Aviva Slesin
More Films in Genre: Documentary, TV Movie
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Ten-Year Lunch about?
- The story of the legendary wits who lunched daily at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City during the 1920s. The core of the so-called Round Table group included short story and poetry writer Dorothy Parker; comic actor and writer Robert Benchley; The New Yorker founder Harold Ross; columnist and social reformer Heywood Broun; critic Alexander Woollcott; and playwrights George S. Kaufman, Marc Connelly, Edna Ferber and Robert Sherwood.
- Who directed The Ten-Year Lunch?
- The Ten-Year Lunch was directed by Aviva Slesin.
- Who stars in The Ten-Year Lunch?
- The Ten-Year Lunch stars Heywood Hale Broun, Marc Connelly, Margalo Gillmore, Ruth Gordon, Averell Harriman, Helen Hayes.
- How long is The Ten-Year Lunch?
- The Ten-Year Lunch has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).
- What genre is The Ten-Year Lunch?
- The Ten-Year Lunch is a Documentary, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Ten-Year Lunch produced?
- The Ten-Year Lunch was produced in United States of America.