Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.
Mark Linn-Baker
as Nathan Zuckerman
Claire Bloom
as Hope Lonoff
Sam Wanamaker
as E.I. Lonoff
Paulette Smit
as Amy Bellette
MacIntyre Dixon
as Dr. Zuckerman
Joseph Wiseman
as Judge Wapter
Rose Arrick
as Mrs. Zuckerman
Harriet Wilson
as Taxi Driver
Cecile Mann
as Nurse
Patricia Pellows
as Mrs. Wapter
Ralph G. Morse
as Writer
