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May 30, 1973 · The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. Middle-aged misfit Beatrice Hunsdorfer struggles to raise her two daughters, popular epileptic Ruth and promising science student Matilda, in this film version of Paul Zindel's stage play.
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- Drama
- Paul Newman
- 1973-05-30
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a 1972 American drama film produced and directed by Paul Newman. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the Pulitzer Prize -winning 1964 play of the same title by Paul Zindel.
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds is a play written by Paul Zindel, a playwright and science teacher. Zindel received the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for the work.
- Paul Zindel
- 1971
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds. “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds” is about a beautiful mutation: a shy, quiet, intelligent girl who somehow finds the strength to survive inside a terribly disturbed family.
Ruth (Roberta Wallach) is given to rebellious acting out and seems destined to turn out like her mother, while Matilda (Nell Potts) is more thoughtful and likely to transcend her...
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- Paul Newman
- PG
- Joanne Woodward
In Paul Zindel's The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, what role does Nanny play and represent? How does Beatrice express her hostility and bitterness towards...
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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds presents the themes of alienation and man's inhumanity to man played out in the microcosm of the family....
