The Problem of the Hero
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The Problem of the Hero

“"Not every friendship can survive the artistic process."”

Drama

In 1940, author Richard Wright turns to Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green to help adapt his best-selling book, Native Son, into a Broadway play. Days from opening night, they differ over a single page of the script.

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