Paul's Case (1980)
Captures the essence of Willa Cather's haunting story of Pittsburgh circa 1900. Lost in a world of fantasy, young working-class Paul dreams of escaping his dreary existence in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh. As fate would have it Paul gets his chance by stealing some money and subsequently running off to glamorous New York City.
- Released
- 1980-02-11
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 55 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lamont Johnson
- TMDB rating
- 4.0/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Eric Roberts as Paul
- Leta Bonynge as Harpist in Lobby
- Lindsay Crouse as First Actress
- Robert Dryden as Theater Manager
- Michael Higgins as Paul's Father
- Fred Ivory as School Principal
- Justine Johnston as Madame Heinzel
- Bruce Jordan as Teacher
- Gus Kaikkonen as Charley Edwards
- Kaiulani Lee as Third Actress
- Tom Stewart as Yale Man
- Michael Wager