The Big Knife

by  Odets, Clifford

Published: 1976

Acts: 3

Language: English

Category: Drama

Acts: 3
Male Roles: 8
Female Roles: 4
Flexible Roles: 0
Has Chorus/Extras: No

Synopsis

We witness the last few days of Charlie Castle, a top movie star and an idealist, whose years of compromise with his beliefs for the sake of a Hollywood career have resulted in the slow destruction of his personality. We see his struggles to escape from the net of insincerity and falsehood in which he has trapped himself, and his ultimate defeat.