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Paradise Lost (1971)

Paradise Lost poster
Directed by
Glenn Jordan
Genre
drama, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 36m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A family struggles to hold together during the Great Depression as their finances and hopes crumble. The story watches their personal conflicts and dreams fade under economic pressure.

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What happens

Paradise Lost is a drama by Clifford Odets that takes place during the Depression. The play was originally produced on Broadway by the Group Theatre in 1935. It was also filmed for television broadcast in 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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