The Cracker Factory
The only way to stop feeling trapped was to stop feeling at all.
1979 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Burt Brinckerhoff |
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| Writer: | Richard Alan Shapiro, Joyce Burditt |
| Staring: |
| Drama depicting the problems of a suburban housewife suffering from fits of depression and alcoholism, and her stay in a psychiatric center after a feeble suicide attempt. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 1979 |
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| Director: | Burt Brinckerhoff |
| Writer: | Richard Alan Shapiro, Joyce Burditt |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, alcoholism, bestseller, mental illness |
| Production Companies | EMI Television, Roger Gimbel Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Natalie Wood | Cassie Barrett |
| Perry King | Dr. Edwin Alexander |
| Peter Haskell | Charlie Barrett |
| Shelley Long | Clara |
| Vivian Blaine | Helen |
| Marian Mercer | Eleanor |
| Juliet Mills | Tinkerbell |
| John Harkins | Father Dunhill |
| Barbara Tarbuck | Alice |
| Shane Butterworth | Greg Barrett |
| David Comfort | Steven Barrett |
| Tonya Crowe | Jenny Barrett |
| Robert Perault | Bobby Barrett |
| Bebe Drake | Gloria |
| Elsa Raven | Dalton |
| Peggy Rea | Pomeroy |
| Art Evans | Abdul |
| Donald Hotten | Ludwig |
| Sydney Lassick | Ernie |
| Delia Salvi | Norma |
| Eugene Elman | Dr. Proctor |
| Vernon Weddle | John |
| Laurence Haddon | Ted R. |
| Joe Lowry | Dr. Marshall |
| Hank Ross | Stockboy |
| Bob Corso | Orderly |
| Vincent Di Paolo | Waiter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Alan Shapiro | Writer |
| Joyce Burditt | Novel |
| Burt Brinckerhoff | Director |
| John A. Martinelli | Editor |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Alexander A. Mayer | Art Direction |
| Leonard A. Mazzola | Set Decoration |
| Michel Hugo | Cinematography |
| Billy Goldenberg | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard Alan Shapiro | Producer |
| Roger Gimbel | Executive Producer |
| John A. Martinelli | Associate Producer |
| Tony Converse | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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