A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy

75 mins | Drama | Oct. 18, 1972

A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.

A Great American Tragedy

75 mins | Drama | Oct. 18, 1972

A Great American Tragedy
A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metromedia Productions
Original title A Great American Tragedy
Directors J. Lee Thompson
Writers Caryl Ledner

Cast

George Kennedy

as Brad Wilkes

Vera Miles

as Gloria Wilkes

William Windom

as Rob Stewart

Sallie Shockley

as Carol

Kevin McCarthy

as Mark Reynolds

Hilarie Thompson

as Julie Wilkes

James Woods

as Rick

Natalie Trundy

as Paula Braun

Nancy Hadley

as Trudy Stewart

Tony Dow

as Johnny

Marcia Mae Jones

as Claire