Television Adaptation
The 90-minute Hallmark Hall of Fame adaptation on NBC aired in the United States on Friday, March 26, 1971 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It pre-empted Name of the Game.
Chayefsky's Broadway script was adapted for television by Robert Hartung. George Schaefer produced and directed the TV version.
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