Movie Description

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

(1966)

Overview

Dustin Hoffman stars in this television adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's tale about Dmitri Zoditch, a simple manuscript reader at a publishing house whose grand dreams don't square with his dead-end job and miserable apartment. When he's assigned to read the diary of a nobleman, he finds bitter parallels between his own pathetic existence and the wasted life described in the journal. Michael Tolan and Charlotte Rae co-star.

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Original TitleThe Journey of the Fifth Horse

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1966-10-14

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 02h 00m

Production CompaniesBroadway Theatre Archive

Genres

  • Drama
  • TV Movie