The Ten-Year Lunch
“The Wit and Legend of the Algonquin Round Table”
Synopsis
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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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)
Fred Gwynne
George S. Kaufman (voice)
Ray Owens
Franklin P. Adams (voice)
Alexander Woollcott
Himself (archive footage)
Dorothy Parker
Herself (archive footage)
Edna Ferber
Herself (archive footage)
Franklin P. Adams
Himself (archive footage)
Harpo Marx
Himself (archive footage)
Raoul Fleischman
Himself (archive footage)
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 1, 1988
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Aviva Slesin
- Screenplay & Story
- Mary Jo Kaplan, Peter Foges
- Original Title
- The Ten-Year Lunch
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 56m
- Production Studios
- American Masters Pictures, Aviva Films, Thirteen
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Aviva Slesin
Mary Jo Kaplan, Peter Foges
Don Lenzer, Stuart Math, Vic Losick, Tom Hurwitz, Paul N. Raimondi, Peter Hoving, Jerry Pantzer
Donna Marino
Aviva Slesin, Stephen Samuels
Department Leadership Roster
Aviva Slesin
Director
Donna Marino
Editor
Don Lenzer
Director of Photography
Stuart Math
Director of Photography
Vic Losick
Director of Photography
Aviva Slesin
Producer
Mary Jo Kaplan
Writer
Peter Foges
Writer
Tom Hurwitz
Director of Photography
Paul N. Raimondi
Director of Photography
Peter Hoving
Director of Photography
Jerry Pantzer
Director of Photography
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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 principal cast of The Ten-Year Lunch includes Heywood Hale Broun, Marc Connelly, Margalo Gillmore, Ruth Gordon, Averell Harriman.
When was The Ten-Year Lunch released and how long is it?
The Ten-Year Lunch was released in 1987 with a total runtime of 56m.