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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Cast

Lee Grant

Esther Jack

Chris Sarandon

George Webber

Hurd Hatfield

Foxhall Edwards

Tammy Grimes

Amy Carlton

Christopher Murney

Milliken

Roland Winters

Judge Bland

Malachy McCourt

Tim Wagner

Robert Aberdeen

Piggy Logan

Seth Allen

Sam Pennock

Scott Baker

Sol

John Eric Bentley

Higgins

Francesca De Sapio

Else von Kohler