A Memory of Two Mondays

A Memory of Two Mondays

88 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 28, 1971

Set in summer, 1933, in the depths of the Depression, Arthur Miller's most personal and intimate play focuses on the workers in a warehouse, a grim place in which men and women work for small wages and are grateful for the work. Appearing at the beginning of this production to set the scene, Miller observes that the Civil War and the Depression were the only times in American history in which the whole country was in the same boat-"You could not do a single thing that you wanted to do because no one had any money." The warehouse, he notes, became a grotesque sort of haven for the employees since they, at least, had jobs. Miller's own experience in a warehouse shows in his exceptionally realistic portrayal of the workers, men who often lose themselves in alcohol to escape reality, and women who must put up with sexual abuse and mistreatment to save their jobs.

A Memory of Two Mondays

88 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 28, 1971

A Memory of Two Mondays
Set in summer, 1933, in the depths of the Depression, Arthur Miller's most personal and intimate play focuses on the workers in a warehouse, a grim place in which men and women work for small wages and are grateful for the work. Appearing at the beginning of this production to set the scene, Miller observes that the Civil War and the Depression were the only times in American history in which the whole country was in the same boat-"You could not do a single thing that you wanted to do because no one had any money." The warehouse, he notes, became a grotesque sort of haven for the employees since they, at least, had jobs. Miller's own experience in a warehouse shows in his exceptionally realistic portrayal of the workers, men who often lose themselves in alcohol to escape reality, and women who must put up with sexual abuse and mistreatment to save their jobs.
Producers
Original title A Memory of Two Mondays
Directors Paul Bogart
Writers Arthur Miller

Cast

Donald Buka

as Mister Eagle

Catherine Burns

as Patricia

J.D. Cannon

as Tom

George Grizzard

as Larry

Dan Hamilton

as Kenneth

Earl Hindman

as William

Harvey Keitel

as Jerry

Tony Lo Bianco

as Frank

Estelle Parsons

as Agnes

Tom Rosqui

as Unemployed Man

Jerry Stiller

as Mechanic

Dick Van Patten

as Raymond

Jack Warden

as Gus