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Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner is a 2006 documentary film that follows the personal and political life of Tony Kushner, leading American playwright and author of the epochal Angels in America. The film begins in 2001 and ends in 2004, tracing the production of his play Homebody/Kabul, his marriage to Mark Harris, and his work on John Kerry's presidential campaign. Wrestling with Angels was written, produced, and directed by the award-winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock and aired on PBS in 2007 as part of the P.O.V. series. The film was met with critical praise and received a 72% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Original Release
01/15/2006
US Release
01/15/2006
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Firdous Bamji | Mullah |
Bill Camp | Self |
Harrison Chad | Self |
Jay Charan | Self |
Linda Emond | Self |
David Marshall Grant | Joe Pitt |
Marcia Gay Harden | Self |
Joseph Kamal | Doctor |
Justin Kirk | Self |
Sean T. Krishnan | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Firdous Bamji | Mullah |
Bill Camp | Self |
Harrison Chad | Self |
Jay Charan | Self |
Linda Emond | Self |
David Marshall Grant | Joe Pitt |
Marcia Gay Harden | Self |
Joseph Kamal | Doctor |
Justin Kirk | Self |
Sean T. Krishnan | Self |
Tony Kushner | Self |
Ron Leibman | Roy Cohn |
Joe Mantello | Louis Ironson |
Mike Nichols | Self |
Mary-Louise Parker | Harper Pitt |
Diane Sawyer | Self |
Ben Shenkman | Self |
Meryl Streep | Self |
Emma Thompson | The Angel of America |
Rita Wolf | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Terry Sanders | Executive Producer |
Freida Lee Mock | Producer |