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The Ten-Year Lunch (1987)

1987-09-28 · 56m · EN
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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.

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Aviva SlesinDirectorMary Jo KaplanWriterPeter FogesWriter

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Heywood Hale BrounHeywood Hale BrounHimself - HostMarc ConnellyMarc ConnellyHimself - ParticipantMargalo GillmoreMargalo GillmoreHerself - ParticipantRuth GordonRuth GordonHerself - ParticipantAverell HarrimanAverell HarrimanHimself - ParticipantHelen HayesHelen HayesHerself - ParticipantRoberta MaxwellRoberta MaxwellDorothy Parker (voice)Marshall EfronMarshall EfronAlexander Woollcott (voice)Cynthia AdlerCynthia AdlerEdna Ferber (voice)Nat BenchleyNat BenchleyRobert Benchley (voice)Fred GwynneFred GwynneGeorge S. Kaufman (voice)Ray OwensRay OwensFranklin P. Adams (voice)

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Woman directorJournalistPlaywrightNew york city1920sWriterAlgonquin hotelLiterary lunch

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Genre affinityTv Movie · DocumentaryTheme affinityWoman Director · Journalist · PlaywrightPacingShortDirector preference719511Actor preference295644 · 128527 · 186091Country preferenceUs

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Frequently asked questions about The Ten-Year Lunch

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.

How long is The Ten-Year Lunch?

The Ten-Year Lunch has a runtime of 56 minutes.