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The Typists

Released: October 7, 1971 (1971)

Runtime: 56 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia. Through a series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, the story of their relationship and developing romance unfolds. Emmy Award winner Glenn Jordan directs this volume from the Broadway Theater Archive.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)