The Iceman Cometh
1973, PG, 239 min.
Directed by John Frankenheimer, Starring Lee Marvin, Frederic March, Robert Ryan, Jeff Bridges, Martyn Green, Moses Gunn, Bradford Dillman, Evans Evans.

This famous traveling film series was sold by subscription in the Seventies and was dedicated to films made from great American plays and also starred some of the greatest stage actors of the day. Although Jason Robards has delineated the quintessential Hickey, Eugene O’Neill’s immortal barfly at the center of The Iceman Cometh, on both stage and TV screen, Lee Marvin instead stars in this film adaptation directed by John Frankenheimer. Robert Ryan turns in a strong performance amid a strong cast and, sadly, this proved to be Frederic March’s last film.

This article appears in April 25 • 2003.

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