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  • American Playhouse The Cafeteria (Season 3, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 52 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

American Playhouse

The Cafeteria (Season 3, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 52 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Esther, a traumatized Holocaust survivor, frequents a Manhattan cafeteria where she meets Aaron, a Jewish writer, who tries to uncover the ghosts of her past.
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Director
Writers
Ernest Kinoy (adaptation) | Isaac Bashevis Singer (story)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 21, 1984

Release date
Feb 21, 1984 (United States)

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Bob Dishy
Aaron Aaron   See fewer
Zohra Lampert
Esther Mirkin Esther Mirkin   See fewer
Morris Carnovsky
Boris Mirkin Boris Mirkin   See fewer
Pierre Epstein
Cafeterianik Cafeterianik   See fewer
Richard Leighton
Berger (Aaron's agent) Berger (Aaron's agent)   See fewer
Guy Sorel
Cafeterianik Cafeterianik   See fewer
Ron Silver
Gruenwald (lawyer) Gruenwald (lawyer)   See fewer
Robert Heller
Cafeterianik Cafeterianik   See fewer
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound)   See fewer
Neville Archambault
Nazi youth (uncredited) Nazi youth (uncredited)   See fewer
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