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5.9/10   77 votes
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Director:
Paul Newman
Writers:
Michael Cristofer (play)
Michael Cristofer (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 December 1980 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Prescott Fine Arts Association Presents The Shadow Box, Opens 11/5
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 14 November 2009, 2:00 AM, PST)
Prescott Fine Arts Association Presents The Shadow Box, Opens 11/5
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 5 November 2009, 12:30 AM, PST)
User Comments:
A staged play more (3 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Joanne Woodward ... Beverly

Christopher Plummer ... Brian

Valerie Harper ... Maggie
James Broderick ... Joe
Sylvia Sidney ... Felicity
Melinda Dillon ... Agnes
Ben Masters ... Mark
John Considine ... Interviewer
Curtiss Marlowe ... Steve
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
USA:96 min | Argentina:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Iceland:L | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Salvation Army Camp - 26801 Dorothy Drive, Calabasas, California, USA
Company:
Shadow Box Film Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The play "The Shadow Box" won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1977. more

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1 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A staged play, 28 June 2001
6/10
Author: David Vanholsbeeck from Ternat, Belgium

THE SHADOW BOX is a film with some very good actors (Plummer, Woodward)and directed by Paul Newman, about three terminally ill patients who spend their last days in an experimental retreat. Sounds corny? Well, it's not corny, but the biggest problem is that it's all too obvious that this is derived from a play. The actors do their best, but...well, they're just acting and not creating real-life characters. Paul Newman is a very good actor (understatement!), and I think he should stick to that. His direction is very sober, almost clinical and we don't get to care about these characters. And that's a real pity, given the premise. 6/10

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