The Problem of the Hero

The Problem of the Hero (2023)

February 17th, 20231h 25min

Drama
100%

Overview

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.


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