The Problem of the Hero (2023)
"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."
In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.
- Date of release
- 2023-02-17
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Shaun Dozier
Casting
- J. Mardrice Henderson — Richard Wright
- David zum Brunnen — Paul Green
- Derrick Ivey — Ray Collins
- Brandon Haynes — Canada Lee/Bigger Thomas
- J. Antoine Hendrick — Young Richard Wright
- Dena Konkel — Janet Green
- Josephine Hall — Nell Harrison
- Charlie Cannon — Orson Welles
- Lex Wilson — Walter Ash
- Alexa Yeames — Jean Rosenthal
- Annie McElroy — Anne Burr
- Calliope George — Ellen Wright
Interesting facts
The Problem of the Hero is a 2023 American drama film directed by Shaun Dozier. The film centers on the true-to-life collaboration of two twentieth-century literary greats, novelist Richard Wright & playwright Paul Green, as they face a spirited confrontation over race, class, politics, social justice and agency.
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