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  • American Playhouse The Sunset Gang (Season 10, Episode 7)
  • TV Episode | 180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

The Sunset Gang (Season 10, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 180 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Three stories about the Jewish elderly in Florida: in "Yiddish," a man and a woman, both married to others, form a bond through their native language; in "The Detective," a married couple who have grown apart come together again as they ...See moreThree stories about the Jewish elderly in Florida: in "Yiddish," a man and a woman, both married to others, form a bond through their native language; in "The Detective," a married couple who have grown apart come together again as they pursue a thief in the neighborhood; and in "The Home," a woman struggles against her grown children, who want to place her in a nursing facility. Written by RK See less
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Directors
Anthony Drazan (segments: The Detective) | Calvin Skaggs (segments: The Home, Yiddish)
Writers
Warren Adler (short stories) | Ronald Ribman (adaptation)
Producer
Cinematographer
Casting Director
Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 5, 1991

Release date
Apr 5, 1991 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Leslie Ayvazian
Marilyn (segment "The Home") Marilyn (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Harold Bergman
Heshy (segment "Yiddish") Heshy (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Dori Brenner
Cynthia (segment "The Home") Cynthia (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Barbara Broughton
Dottie Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish") Dottie Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Tony Devon
Jeff (segment "The Detective") Jeff (segment "The Detective")   See fewer
Harold Gould
Velvil Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish") Velvil Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Sam Gray
David Goldfarb (segment "Yiddish") David Goldfarb (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Kathryn Grody
Sandy (segment "The Home") Sandy (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Uta Hagen
Sophie (segment "The Home") Sophie (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Tresa Hughes
Genendel Goldfarb (segment "Yiddish") Genendel Goldfarb (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Linda Lavin
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Joe Levy
Son (segment "The Home") Son (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Anne Meara
Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective") Bernice Shapiro (segment "The Detective")   See fewer
Christine Page
Opthalmologist (segment "The Home") Opthalmologist (segment "The Home")   See fewer
Ron Rifkin
Leonard Leonard   See fewer
Doris Roberts
Mimi Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish") Mimi Finkelstein (segment "Yiddish")   See fewer
Jerry Stiller
Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective") Seymour Shapiro (segment "The Detective")   See fewer
Ruth Vool
(segment "The Detective") (segment "The Detective")   See fewer
Tanya Grae
Girl in Grocery Store (segment "The Detective") (uncredited) Girl in Grocery Store (segment "The Detective") (uncredited)   See fewer
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