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The Awakening (Season 2, Episode 31)
TV Episode | Drama

A minor bureaucratic functionary in a soulless totalitarian regime is ashamed of his tattered overcoat. He scrimps to save money for a new one, and the new one changes his life. He is suddenly respected, admired, and valued, and when the ...See moreA minor bureaucratic functionary in a soulless totalitarian regime is ashamed of his tattered overcoat. He scrimps to save money for a new one, and the new one changes his life. He is suddenly respected, admired, and valued, and when the new coat is stolen, his life becomes worse than it was before. He goes against the bureaucracy in hopes of getting the government to help him get his coat, and discovers that he can no longer accept the world he lives in as it is. Written by Jim Beaver See less
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Director
Writers
Nikolay Gogol (story "The Cloak") (as Nikolai Gogol) | Lawrence B. Marcus (teleplay) (as Larry Marcus)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Kenneth Talbot (as Ken Talbot)
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 14, 1954

Release date
Jul 14, 1954 (United States)

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8 cast members
Name Known for
Buster Keaton
The Man The Man   See fewer
James Hayter
The Chief The Chief   See fewer
Carl Jaffe
The Tailor The Tailor   See fewer
Lynne Cole
The Girl The Girl   See fewer
Geoffrey Keen
The Supervisor The Supervisor   See fewer
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Lily Kann
The Landlady (uncredited) The Landlady (uncredited)   See fewer
Christopher Lee
Factory proprietor (uncredited) Factory proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
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