Breaking Point A Pelican in the Wilderness (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

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Breaking Point

A Pelican in the Wilderness (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama

A rabbi struggles with his belief after the death of his son.

Director

Elliot Silverstein

Writers

Meta Rosenberg (creator) | Michael Blankfort (written by)

Producer

George Lefferts

Composer

Richard Markowitz (music score)

Cinematographer

Robert B. Hauser (as Robert Hauser)

Editor

James Ballas (as James D. Ballas)

Casting Directors

James Lister | Lynn Stalmaster

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 4, 1963

Release date

Nov 4, 1963 (United States)

Awards

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Paul Richards Dr. McKinley Thompson Dr. McKinley Thompson See fewer	Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Eduard Franz Dr. William Raymer Dr. William Raymer See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Martin Balsam Rabbi Eli Oringer Rabbi Eli Oringer See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Akim Tamiroff Goldstein Goldstein See fewer	For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Barbara Turner Dorothy Oringer Dorothy Oringer See fewer	Cujo (1983)
Virginia Capers Esther Esther See fewer	Howard the Duck (1986)
Zolya Talma Mrs. Roth Mrs. Roth See fewer	Guiding Light (1952)
Noam Pitlik Albert Roth Albert Roth See fewer	Barney Miller (1975)
Evelyn Ward Mrs. Berens Mrs. Berens See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

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